Exotic Incident #633
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Brookfield, IL - USA
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Incident Date:
12/11/2003
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Summary:
A woman jumped the fence at the Brookfield Zoo to reach into the gray wolf’s cage. The 11-year-old, 100-pound wolf was subsequently shot in the chest by a zoo police officer when the wolf refused to let go of the woman’s arm as she tried to pet him. The woman was treated at a nearby emergency room for bite wounds to her forearm.