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Tiger mauls US man who leapt into Bronx Zoo enclosure | Tiger mauls US man who leapt into Bronx Zoo enclosure |
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A 25-year-old man has been mauled by a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City after he jumped from an elevated train into a tiger enclosure. | A 25-year-old man has been mauled by a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City after he jumped from an elevated train into a tiger enclosure. |
The man has been taken to hospital in critical condition, but did not lose his leg as was earlier reported. | |
Zoo staff used a fire extinguisher to chase the tiger off and the man was told to roll under the electrified wire to safety. | Zoo staff used a fire extinguisher to chase the tiger off and the man was told to roll under the electrified wire to safety. |
The man was conscious and talking, zoo director Jim Breheny said. | The man was conscious and talking, zoo director Jim Breheny said. |
"If not for the quick response by our staff and their ability to perform well in emergency situations, the outcome would have been very different," he said in a statement. | "If not for the quick response by our staff and their ability to perform well in emergency situations, the outcome would have been very different," he said in a statement. |
It was unclear why the man jumped from the Wild Asia monorail, a train with open sides that takes visitors over the Bronx River and along the top of a fence past elephants, deer and tigers. | It was unclear why the man jumped from the Wild Asia monorail, a train with open sides that takes visitors over the Bronx River and along the top of a fence past elephants, deer and tigers. |
The man jumped 20 ft (6m) and cleared the two fences between spectators and the tiger enclosure. | The man jumped 20 ft (6m) and cleared the two fences between spectators and the tiger enclosure. |
A fire department spokesman said the man had deep cuts to his back. |
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