How likely is it that someone gets attacked by a tiger? Probably as often as a Tiger cleaner forgets to close the gate… However, despite specifics from the facility regarding how it happened, Marissa Dub, a worker at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Indiana knows this answer all too well. Thankfully, Dub has made the list of survivors. Hit the jump for more info.
Apparently, as Marissa Dub was cleaning the area that the cats frequent, the tiger was able to escape holding due to one of the doors not being shut properly.
Via CNN:
In a statement, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office provided more details on the attack.
The victim was cleaning cages when a worker nearby heard her screaming, Sheriff Rob Gambill said in a statement.
When the employee ran over to help, she discovered the tiger had her head in its mouth.
Joe Taft, the director of the facility, sprayed the 18-year-old tiger named Raja in the face with a hose to loosen its grip before it was eventually lured away with food.
The victim, who is in her early twenties, was air-lifted to an Indianapolis hospital.
