Florida Man Hospitalized After Tiger Attack at Wooten's Airboat Tours

[marmar]

A man is suffering injuries on both arms after a tiger attacked him at a tourist attraction in Florida's Everglades area on Tuesday afternoon.

The Collier County Sheriff's Office confirmed via their Facebook that the attack occurred around 4:30 p.m. local time, when deputies were dispatched to Wooten's Everglades Airboat Tours.

The sheriff's office reported that "a tiger in an enclosure at that location was being fed by it's [sic] caretaker when a 50 year old male, an employee of Wooten's who was not authorized to be with the tiger, entered the tiger's enclosure. The tiger attacked the man and caused injuries to both arms. The man has been transported to a hospital by EMS." .............(more)

https://people.com/human-interest/florida-man-hospitalized-after-tiger-attack-at-wootens-airboat-tours/

[Ray Bruns]

1. Ah, there is my "Florida Man" story for today.

[zuul]

2. "an employee of Wooten's who was not authorized to be with the tiger, entered the tiger's enclosure"

I hope they don't kill the tiger because a stupid human broke the rules.

[marie999]

3. Entering the tiger's enclosure was stupid.

To do it while the tiger was eating was way beyond stupid.