Tiger shot after biting worker’s arm at Florida zoo, authorities say.
A cleaning worker was seriously injured by a tiger at the Naples Zoo in Florida on Wednesday after the man apparently put his arm into the animal’s enclosure, authorities said.Deputies were called to the zoo, which was closed at the time, around 6:30 p.m. and found the animal with the worker’s arm in its mouth, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said.
After being shot, the tiger retreated into its enclosure and was sedated by a veterinarian so it could be safely examined, the sheriff's office said. A zoo representative later said the animal died.The man worked for a third-party cleaning service hired to clean restrooms and the gift shop and was not supposed to be in that area, the sheriff’s office said.