Cause of Death Revealed for Animal Handler and Former Associate of ‘Tiger King‘ Star Joe Exotic

Ryan Easley, a wildlife conservationist and operator of the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve, was fatally mauled by a tiger in September.
Cause of Death Revealed for Animal Handler and Former Associate of ‘Tiger King‘ Star Joe Exotic
Joseph Maldonado, known also as “Tiger King” Joe Exotic, answers a question during an interview at the zoo he ran in Wynnewood, Okla., on Aug. 28, 2013. Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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The cause of death of Ryan Easley, the former associate of “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic and animal handler, was released after he was attacked by a tiger nearly three months ago.

In an autopsy report obtained by The Epoch Times on Dec. 11, the Chief Medical Examiner Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma, confirmed Easley died of blunt and sharp force trauma, along with crushing injuries due to tiger mauling.

Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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