THE moments after a tiger mauled and seriously injured a Wooten Airboat Tours’ worker were captured in newly-released shocking footage.
The employee, who suffered injuries “to the bone,” was taken to a local hospital after the attack in the Everglades, Florida.
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Ignacio Meabemartinez, 48, reportedly entered the tiger’s enclosure during feeding time without authorization.
Bodycam footage from police officers who responded to the scene shows the chaotic moments after the attack.
In the footage, a 911 caller can be heard saying, “we need an ambulance bad. Someone just got attacked by a tiger.”
The tiger had grabbed both of Meabemartinez’s arms and mauled them before letting go.
Officers found Meabemartinez laying on his back on the ground with open wounds all over his arms, the footage shows.
“Top of the middle finger is missing,” one of the officers can be heard saying.
Another 911 caller can be heard saying, “you’re gonna need a helicopter… He’s in danger of losing his arm.”
Others on the bodycam footage can be heard calling Meabemartinez’s arms “mangled.”
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There have been no further updates on his condition, besides that both arms were damaged through to the tendon.
The attack occurred in the Everglades region, just 40 minutes from Naples, Florida, where a similar attack occurred less than three months ago.
The tiger was not harmed in the altercation, and was able to be calmed down by the caretaker.
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