Tiger mauls American boy

Tue, 23 Jul 1996, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BOGOR, West Java (JP): An American boy who was attacked by a
baby tiger at Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua over the weekend
is in good condition, the park spokesman said yesterday.

Spokesman Asep Firmansyah confirmed the incident, saying that
the boy returned to Bengkulu in southern Sumatra with his parents
on Saturday.

Aaron Baker, 9, with claw marks at his temple was taken to the
nearby Tuberculosis Hospital for first aid. His father, Louis
Baker, 43, then demanded that his son be taken to a private
hospital on Jl. Kramat, Central Jakarta.

"As an expert at the hospital said the boy was fine, Baker and
his family then went home to Bengkulu on Saturday," Asep told The
Jakarta Post yesterday.

According to Asep, the incident occurred in the park's baby
zoo on Friday.

"The young tiger, which was in the arms of a trainer, clawed
the boy when he touched the animal," Asep said, meaning to deny
local newspaper reports which said the Bakers got out of their
car to take photographs in the drive-through area where adult
tigers are kept. (jun)

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