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Fatal mauling by tigers.

Claudia Perrone¹, Roger W Byard², Biagio Solarino³

¹Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine (DIM), Institute of Legal Medicine, Policlinico di Bari Hospital, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy. claudiaperrone86@hotmail.com.

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|May 17, 2020

Summary

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A rare fatal large animal attack in Europe involved four tigers mauling an animal tamer during circus training. Forensic investigation reconstructed the fatal event using CT scans and external examination.

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Feline injuries Tiger attack: Polytrauma: Bite marks

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Zoology

Background:

Lethal injuries from large animal attacks are rare in European forensic practice.
Incidents typically involve captive zoo or circus animals, with few documented tiger/lion attacks.

Observation:

A 61-year-old animal tamer was fatally mauled by four tigers during circus training.
The incident occurred during a training session, suggesting a work-related fatality.

Findings:

The tamer likely sustained initial trauma from a tiger paw strike.
Subsequent mauling by additional tigers resulted in severe, fatal injuries.
A total body CT scan and external examination facilitated event reconstruction.

Implications:

This case highlights the inherent risks in exotic animal handling and training.
It underscores the importance of forensic investigation techniques, even without a full autopsy.
Such incidents, though uncommon, require careful medico-legal consideration.