Exotic Incident #27
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Norfolk, VA - USA
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Incident Date:
24/02/1993
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Summary:
Graham Thomas Chipperfield, a trainer with Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus was badly mauled by a lioness called Sheba during a training session. Chipperfield retired in 1998 after he shot dead another tiger that attacked his brother.