A ZOO keeper’s hand has been bitten off after an escaped tiger attacked two others at a safari park close to Tokyo, Japan.
The Bengal was discovered roaming round exterior of his enclosure in Nasu Safari Park when employees arrived at round 8.30 am on Wednesday morning.
The 330lbs (150kg) beast was not correctly fenced inside his enclosure the evening earlier than, Kyodo information company reported.
Three members of employees returned the following morning to seek out the animal in a hall resulting in an exhibition space and had been savagely attacked, with one feminine employee, in her 20s, shedding her hand.
A second girl acquired a number of bites to her physique and a male employee suffered sustained a head harm and had been each taken to hospital.
In response to Kyodo, keepers didn’t correctly verify the fence to the tiger’s cage after the park closed for the day and police are actually investigating the park for mismanagement.
The park’s newest tweet reads: “An accident has occurred within the tiger enclosure on the morning of January 5 and one employee has been injured.
“We’re at present confirming the situation of staff and we’re investigating the reason for the accident.
“We’ll inform you all extra as quickly as we perceive the small print. For now, the park will stay closed.”
The park has had security incidents previous to this assault, together with keepers being attacked by lions in 1997 and 2000, in accordance with Kyodo.
The destiny of the 10-year-old male tiger was not reported.
The information comes after a zookeeper in Florida within the US was mauled by a tiger after allegedly attempting to feed it.
Collier County sheriff’s deputies reportedly tried kicking the enclosure the place the eight-year-old tiger was housed to get the animal to free the employee.
The Malayan tiger names Eko was shot and killed by authorities who responded on the scene with a purpose to free the person from the animal’s jaws.