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A necropsy is scheduled for Monday on Eko, the tiger. The zoo director believes the fatal bullet remains embedded in the animal’s neck.
A zookeeper at a Florida zoo, attacked by a tiger earlier this week after entering a restricted zone, may face prosecution, local news outlets reported Saturday. A law enforcement officer fatally shot the tiger after the incident.
Eko, a mature Malaysian tiger who joined the Naples Zoo in 2019, seized the employee’s arm, pulling him over the barrier. Authorities reported that law enforcement officers were forced to fatally shoot the tiger.
Zoo surveillance footage captures the distressed worker calling for aid while the big cat held a significant portion of the man’s limb in its jaws.