A zoo maintenance worker was nearly killed by a tiger at the Naples Zoo in Florida earlier this week, after putting his arm into the animal’s enclosure, authorities say.
Deputies were called to the zoo, which was closed to the public at the time of the incident, and found the tiger with the worker’s arm in its mouth, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Malayan tiger has been classified as a critically endangered species by the World Wildlife Fund. There are less than 200 remaining on Earth.
These officers did the right thing and should be praised for their life-saving bravery.
Body camera footage from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office shows the gruesome moment.
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