Exotic Incident #1929
Incident Date:
04/17/2013
Location:
Bonita Springs, FL - USA
Facility Name:
Everglades Wonder Gardens
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Animal Death by human (DH)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Mountain Lion, Alligators, Deer
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A 58-year old man cut the locks on the animal cages, including a mountain lion and alligators, at Everglades Wonder Gardens. A worker was able to contain most of the animals before anything happened. The same worker was able to tackle the man who cut the locks and held him until authorities arrived. One deer did escape and was killed by a motorist.
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