A man jumped out of the Wild Asia Monorail at the Bronx Zoo this week, in an extreme attempt to kill himself.
According to the NY Daily News, the man, named David Villalobos, jumped 17 feet from the monorail into a tiger den where he was mauled by 11-year-old Bachuta, a male Amur tiger.
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Bronx Zoo Director Jim Breheny said in a press conference:
“The tiger did nothing wrong.”
He said earlier that day:
“Our emergency response staff immediately went to the site and used a CO2 fire extinguisher to move the tiger away from the person. Once the tiger backed off, the man was instructed to roll under a hot wire to safety.”
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According to sources, David’s lung is punctured and his leg was mauled, which is trying to be recovered by doctors.
He is currently in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center, but still conscious.
Source: NY Daily News
