Roy of Siegfried and Roy critical after mauling

Submitted by Freund Freund on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 11:09am
Incident date: 
Sat, 10/04/2003
Date reported: 
Sat, 10/04/2003
Date Published: 
Sat, 10/04/2003 (All day)
City: 
Las Vegas
State: 
Nevada
Category: 
Human Injury
Headline: 
Roy of Siegfried and Roy critical after mauling
Summary: 

A 380-pound tiger attacked Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy during a live performance on the Las Vegas strip.  The big cat damaged Horn's artery and crushed his windpipe.  Horn survived but was left partially paralyzed.  The USDA later issued a letter of noncompliance to the illusionists' production company for failing to erect a barrier between the exotic animals and the audience.

Publication: 
CBS News
Link: 
Roy of Siegfried and Roy critical after mauling
Author: 
Associated Press
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