Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Euthanized to Save Child.

alh
Fri, 03 Jun 2016 21:30:37 +0000

coolwater: Thanks for posting that. I had been looking for such a photo. Early this morning I’ d seen a photo of the updated fence, the one with mesh.

When the incident happened, the fence looked like the photo where the young boy, in a green shirt, leans over. I wish we had some better shots, but it looks to me that almost as soon as he got through the bushes, he was over the ledge. I wonder if he saw the edge of the pit or not. We have been speculating as to why, even the wildest child would jump into a 15 ft pit (or 12; I’ve seen it variously described) Of course, at age four, mine got to go off a high dive, during very closely supervised diving lessons, and I had been wondering if the kid was “diving.” Now, we seem to learn he is three and not four.

Like Bookworm, I keep trying to learn “how many kids” but even eyewitness reports seem inconsistent to me.

I saw a drawing of the enclosure, but don’t know if it is accurate. It says three ft fence, then four feet of bushes and then the drop. Does anyone have additional photos? I am interested in these wires that have been mentioned behind the fence. Thanks in advance.