Authorities are considering charges against a man attacked by a tiger after entering an unauthorised area after hours at a Florida zoo, leaving a deputy no choice but to kill the critically endangered cat. 9News
Zoo officials' thoughts are with the badly injured man - identified as 26-year-old River Rosenquist of Naples - who is facing an arduous healing process, said Jack Mulvena, president and CEO of Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens. He noted that Rosenquist, who worked for a commercial cleaning vendor, repeatedly told a 911 dispatcher, "I'm sorry," as he pleaded for help.
"Their deputy tried to distract the tiger first, as you saw from the footage, and faced a very difficult decision - and we support that decision," Mulvena said.The cleaning company for which Rosenquist works typically cleans the zoo hospital, commissary, gift shop and two bathrooms, Mulvena said. Third-party employees are not supposed to enter certain areas in the zoo.
"We suspect it was to pet or to feed, but we don't know for certain. Only River knows that," Mulvena said. "Please help! I don't have much longer!" Rosenquist says, adding, "You've got to shoot it! You've got to shoot it! It's ripping my arm off! Please!" "Our deputy did everything he could do in that situation and he ultimately made the only possible decision he could in order to save this man's life," Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said. "This was a tragic encounter at our world-class zoo facility."The sheriff's office is working with state and federal prosecutors to investigate the incident, and "the investigation will determine whether criminal charges will be filed," a CCSO statement said.
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