Tiger at German zoo kills female keeper, is then shot dead

	Tiger at German zoo kills female keeper, is then shot dead "Siberian tiger" "Cologne zoo" "Theo Pagel" "female zoo keeper" "zoo" "Cologne zoo germany" "western Germany" "big cat" Female zoo keeper killed by tiger when it escaped from enclosure after gate wasn't closed properly BERLIN -- A Siberian tiger attacked and killed a female keeper at Cologne zoo on Saturday before being shot dead, a zoo spokesman said. The gate of the tiger's enclosure had not been properly shut, allowing the big cat to jump on the woman and maul and bite her. She later died of her wounds in hospital. The director of the zoo, Theo Pagel, shot the tiger dead from a rooftop, the spokesman added. Police briefly cleared the area after the incident but the zoo later reopened for visitors. The victim's name was not released but she was said to have been 43 years old. "This is the darkest day of my life," Pagel later said in a brief statement at the zoo's entry, the Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger news website reported. Cologne zoo in western Germany, founded in 1860, is one of the oldest and best-known in the country and is home to some 10000 animals from 700 species.	From: Oscar2012inmycar Views: 0 0 ratings
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