Man Attacked By Tiger At Florida Animal Sanctuary

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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – An employee was injured after he was attacked by a tiger at an animal sanctuary in Florida Tuesday.

According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office: CCSO Deputies have responded to a tiger attack at Wooten’s Airboats located at 32300 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee in the Everglades area. This occured approximately 30-45 minutes ago.

Preliminary (very) info indicates a tiger in an enclosure at that location was being fed by it’s caretaker when a 50 year old male, an employee of Wooten’s who was not authorized to be with the tiger, entered the tiger’s enclosure. The tiger attacked the man and caused injuries to both arms. The man has been transported to a hospital by EMS.

Again, this is early info from the scene that could change as more information comes available.

The tiger’s caretaker was able to safely contain the tiger. The tiger is not injured. We will update as we can.

No further details were available.

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