Mishap at Guwahati Zoo
Tiger kills visitor:
Guwahati: A winter pleasure trip turned into a tragedy when Joy Prakash Bezboruah, a resident of Sivasagar, was mauled by a tiger from inside its enclosure at the State Zoo on Wednesday after he had ventured too close to the animal.
Bezboruah’s hand was severed in the attack and he also suffered head injuries. He was rushed to the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he succumbed to his injuries.
Bezboruah was 50 years of age.
According to the zoo authorities, Bezboruah, who was originally from Jorhat but was residing in Sivasagar district on account of his job, had crossed the safety barrier and was trying to take snaps of the tigers in their enclosure.
Narayan Mahanta, DFO, said Bezboruah had put his hand inside the enclosure for taking photos which had provoked the tiger.
“Our doctor and keepers who were at a distance were shouting at Bezboruah not to go near the enclosure, but he did not heed our employees’ warning,” said Mahanta.
“The left hand of Bezboruah was severed at the shoulder and he had injuries in his face and head in the attack,” he added.
Bezboruah had come along with his wife and two sons to the zoo.
“We have the tiger view point for visitors, and an iron barrier acts as the safety barricade for the tiger enclosures,” informed Mahanta.
The incident took place around 2.10 pm, at the time when the zoo authorities had completed the work of putting a leopard rescued this morning in an enclosure.
Posted On: The Assam Tribune
Guwahati: A winter pleasure trip turned into a tragedy when Joy Prakash Bezboruah, a resident of Sivasagar, was mauled by a tiger from inside its enclosure at the State Zoo on Wednesday after he had ventured too close to the animal.
Bezboruah’s hand was severed in the attack and he also suffered head injuries. He was rushed to the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he succumbed to his injuries.
Bezboruah was 50 years of age.
According to the zoo authorities, Bezboruah, who was originally from Jorhat but was residing in Sivasagar district on account of his job, had crossed the safety barrier and was trying to take snaps of the tigers in their enclosure.
Narayan Mahanta, DFO, said Bezboruah had put his hand inside the enclosure for taking photos which had provoked the tiger.
“Our doctor and keepers who were at a distance were shouting at Bezboruah not to go near the enclosure, but he did not heed our employees’ warning,” said Mahanta.
“The left hand of Bezboruah was severed at the shoulder and he had injuries in his face and head in the attack,” he added.
Bezboruah had come along with his wife and two sons to the zoo.
“We have the tiger view point for visitors, and an iron barrier acts as the safety barricade for the tiger enclosures,” informed Mahanta.
The incident took place around 2.10 pm, at the time when the zoo authorities had completed the work of putting a leopard rescued this morning in an enclosure.
Posted On: The Assam Tribune