Graphic body camera video captured the moment a police officer shot and killed a tiger at a Florida zoo after it attacked a maintenance worker – who was heard screaming “I’m going to die!” in a chilling 911 call.
River Rosenquist, 26, now faces possible criminal charges for entering an unauthorized area at the Naples Zoo, where the tiger, named Eko, clamped its jaw on his hand, ABC News reported.
The worker, who works for a third-party contractor, was either trying to pet or feed the 8-year-old Malayan tiger Wednesday when it grabbed his arm and yanked him into the enclosure, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
The distressing footage shows the bloodied Rosenquist screaming in agony as a deputy kicks the cage in a desperate attempt to get the beast to release the worker, The US Sun reported.
Collier County Sheriff”s Office
But after failing to scare Eko off, the deputy shoots the tiger, which retreats to the back of the enclosure and later dies.
Rosenquist was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, where he was listed in fair condition, according to the US Sun.
In a recording of his 911 call posted online by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the worker is heard telling the dispatcher that he was sorry and afraid that he was about to die.
Collier County Sheriff”s Office
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