Exotic Incident #213
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Clarksburg, NJ - USA
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Incident Date:
29/12/1998
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Summary:
A 431-lb Bengal tiger escaped from the Tigers Only Preservation Society, a 12-acre compound declared illegal by the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife. Dozens of police and some helicopters descended upon a residential community near the compound to corral the tiger, whom they ultimately shot. The owner of the facility and self-proclaimed “Tiger Lady” denied the cat was hers.