Exotic Incident #1646
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Loxahatchee, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
12/07/2004
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Summary:
A 600-lb Bengal-Siberian tiger escaped form its enclosure and was loose for 26 hours before being shot and killed by a wildlife officer. The tiger was kept by Steve Sipek who played Tarzan in early movies. Mr. Sipek keeps several big cats and although his land is too small to conform to regulation, he was grandfathered in.