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To: jazzlite
Just ran a search for that other little boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure in 1986 and found this...

‘They made the right choice’ says Brit who was ‘saved’ by a gorilla when he fell into a zoo enclosure aged five

By Hugo Gye for MailOnline
Published May 31, 2016

Levan Merritt, 35, fell into the gorilla enclosure in Jersey Zoo in 1986
He was protected by a giant silverback named Jambo and escaped safe
Says that footage of a similar incident at Cincinnati Zoo sparked memories of his own ordeal
Mr Merritt backs decision of zoo bosses to shoot gorilla dead to save boy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3617401/They-right-choice-says-Briton-saved-gorilla-fell-zoo-enclosure-aged-five.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

69 posted on 06/01/2016 3:58:07 AM PDT by ETL (God help America...asap)
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Harambe
Jambo

Deja vu: Saturday's incident at Cincinnati Zoo, left, revived memories of Levan Merritt falling into the gorilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo in 1986, right [or bottom]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3617401/They-right-choice-says-Briton-saved-gorilla-fell-zoo-enclosure-aged-five.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490


70 posted on 06/01/2016 4:10:54 AM PDT by ETL (God help America...asap)
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