Tigers kill man who scaled fence at Danish zoo

[marmar]

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A man was killed by tigers at a zoo on Wednesday after he scaled a fence and crossed a moat to get into their enclosure in the Danish capital Copenhagen, police said.

The man, in his early 20s, was savaged by three tigers after he broke into Copenhagen Zoo in the early hours. He was dead when staff arrived for work.

"We received an emergency call at about 7:30 a.m. that a person had been found lying in the tiger pen and that three tigers were surrounding that person," police Superintendent Lars Borg told Reuters.

"The tigers attacked him and killed him. It is likely that a bite to the throat was the primary reason for his death," Borg said. ...................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/tigers-kill-man-scaled-fence-danish-zoo-101606756.html

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. That's a hell of a way to go. :^( RIP

[Drale]

2. Wasn't he kind of asking to die

if he climbed the fence? But I bet the Tigers will be blamed for killing this "innocent" man.

[Ganja Ninja]

6. It sounds like a suicide to me. n/t

[johnnie]

3. I do feel bad for his family and all

It's sad he is dead but what an idiot. I wonder if he was a bit sloshed.

[slackmaster]

4. Tigers are cool

I like tigers.

Mental illness sucks.

[cwydro]

5. Darwin award. nt

[Ikonoklast]

7. Am I the only one who thought after seeing the OP's avatar,

"What the hell does this have to do with the Detroit Tigers?"

[Fumesucker]

8. How do you say "Hold muh beer 'n watch this." in Dutch?

Poor man, poor family and friends but damn was that dumb..

[Johnyawl]

14. Dutch??!!

I'm pretty sure the article said this happened in Copenhagen, which is the capitol of Denmark, where even the stupid people speak Danish.

[Fumesucker]

17. See, the guy was so stupid he couldn't even get the right language..

ETA: For some strange and inexplicable reason I was thinking of Amsterdam when I wrote that..

[Prism]

9. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. n/t

[Cali_Democrat]

10. Umm....

what a genius.

on edit: it appears he may have been suicidal so mental illness may have played a part.

[hifiguy]

11. Darwin award finalist, maybe winner.

Who in their right mind thinks it's a good thing to jump into a tiger enclosure? They're TIGERS, not housecats, and you're just gonna be brunch to them.

[Fawke Em]

12. Hell, some housecats would maul you to death if they

thought you'd still get them their catnip and kitty pate later.

(Yes... I own five dogs and a VERY spoiled white ragdoll Persian kitty.)

[Meiko]

13. Tigers being Tigers

sounds like he wanted to die.

[WI_DEM]

15. well, he was pretty stupid, wasn't he?

edit: I see it actually may have been suicide, so mental illness may have entered into this.

[Junkdrawer]

16. Suicide by Cat....

Kind of a variation on Suicide by Cop

[longship]

18. Cute puddy tats

Gees! This is sad. I agree with others that this was a suicide by somebody with mental issues.

[kestrel91316]

19. Darwin Award winner.