Exotic Incident #943
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Coral Gables, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
18/11/2006
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A 4-year-old girl was mauled by a cougar at a children’s birthday party. The cougar was brought in by a wild-animal business to entertain the youngsters, authorities said. The child suffered severe cuts on her eyelid, cheek, and ear. Doctors sewed back part of her severed ear. The cougar was killed and tested for rabies.