Man attacked by tiger after reaching into enclosure at Florida zoo, authorities say
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A worker was hospitalized with serious injuries after he entered an unauthorized area of a Florida zoo and was attacked by a tiger, authorities said.
A maintenance worker was hospitalized with serious injuries after he entered an unauthorized area of a Florida zoo and was attacked by a tiger, authorities said. The tiger was then shot by responding authorities in order to free the man from the animal's jaws.
The incident happened Thursday at the Naples Zoo after it had closed to the public, the Collier County Sheriff's Office said.
A member of a cleaning service contracted by the zoo to clean restrooms and the gift shop, but not the animal enclosures, had "entered an unauthorized area near a tiger that was inside its enclosure," according to the sheriff's office.
The man, who is in his 20s, was possibly petting or feeding a male Malayan tiger, "both of which are unauthorized and dangerous activities," when the attack occurred, the sheriff's office said.
