Exotic Incident #272
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Yucca Valley, CA - USA
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Incident Date:
20/04/2000
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Summary:
Two elephants with Culpepper and Merriweather Circus broke loose following a performance, one terrified residents as she stomped through the community, and another that stepped on a circus ticket-taker, and wandered down a local street before being captured by circus handlers. The ticket-taker suffered a possible broken hip. After the elephants were recaptured, three circus horses got loose and were returned by workers.