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| Mother dangled toddler over cheetah pit at Cleveland zoo – and he fell in | |
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| Zoo officials in Cleveland say a woman was dangling her two-year-old son over a railing when he fell about 10ft into a cheetah exhibit. | Zoo officials in Cleveland say a woman was dangling her two-year-old son over a railing when he fell about 10ft into a cheetah exhibit. |
| Cleveland Metroparks Zoo says the toddler’s parents jumped in and pulled him to safety Saturday afternoon. | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo says the toddler’s parents jumped in and pulled him to safety Saturday afternoon. |
| The zoo’s executive director says the cheetahs didn’t go toward the boy or his parents and that several eyewitnesses saw the woman holding the child over the railing. | The zoo’s executive director says the cheetahs didn’t go toward the boy or his parents and that several eyewitnesses saw the woman holding the child over the railing. |
| Zoo officials say the boy hurt his leg in the fall. Cleveland Fire Department spokesman Larry Gray says the toddler was treated for bumps and bruises at a hospital. | Zoo officials say the boy hurt his leg in the fall. Cleveland Fire Department spokesman Larry Gray says the toddler was treated for bumps and bruises at a hospital. |
| The zoo says Cleveland Metroparks plans to seek child endangering charges against the mother. | The zoo says Cleveland Metroparks plans to seek child endangering charges against the mother. |