Exotic Incident #141
Incident Date:
05/08/1997
Location:
Gainesville, TX - USA
Facility Name:
Frank Buck Zoo
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human death (HD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Elephant
Animal disposition:
Summary:
An elephant at the Frank Buck Zoo crushed her handler to death when he entered the animal’s pen to move her to another pen.
Action take by Born Free USA:
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