Man Hospitalized After Tiger Bites His Arm at Florida Zoo: Officials

Man Hospitalized After Tiger Bites His Arm at Florida Zoo: Officials
A Malayan tiger has a drink in this 2011 file photo. wildhog1977/Flikr
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A man who worked at the Naples Zoo in Florida was hospitalized with serious injuries on Wednesday when a tiger bit his arm after he entered a restricted area and reached into the animal’s enclosure, officials said.

A sheriff’s deputy was “forced to shoot” the critically endangered Malayan tiger on Wednesday evening after the man, who is in his 20s, was bitten by the animal, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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