Animal sanctuary worker dies after attack by ‘liger’

Submitted by Freund Freund on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 12:03pm
Incident date: 
Fri, 10/31/2008
Date reported: 
Fri, 10/31/2008
Date Published: 
Fri, 10/31/2008 (All day)
City: 
Broken Arrow
State: 
Oklahoma
Category: 
Human Death
Headline: 
Animal sanctuary worker dies after attack by ‘liger’
Summary: 

A 1,000 pound liger mauled an animal trainer to death at the Safari's Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary.  The big cat attacked the 32-year-old's neck and back when the trainer entered the enclosure during feeding time.

Publication: 
NBC News
Link: 
Animal sanctuary worker dies after attack by ‘liger’
Author: 
NBC News
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