Exotic Incident #1403
Incident Date:
07/23/1993
Location:
Minot, ND - USA
Facility Name:
Hawthorne Corporation
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Elephant
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
Tyke, a 21-year old female elephant, owned by Hawthorn Corp. and involved in several other incidents, escaped and ran amok at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot causing injuries and threatening bystanders in the 25 minutes it took for her to be recaptured.
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