Exotic Incident #1443
Incident Date:
08/17/1991
Location:
Fresno, CA - USA
Facility Name:
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Lion
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A man was bitten on the finger after he reportedly climbed over a plastic barricade and put his hand into the cage of a 350-lb lion owned by Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. According to the man’s friend, the victim had been drinking.
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