Exotic Incident #591

Incident Date:
07/27/2003
Location:
Fort Wayne, IN - USA
Facility Name:
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Monkey
Animal disposition:

Summary:

A monkey bit the hand of a female employee of the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. The woman was feeding two spectacled langures at the Indonesian Rainforest exhibit when she was bitten. Paramedics were called and the woman was treated at Parkview Hospital and released.

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