Woman attacked by escaped gorilla
A 400-pound gorilla escaped from his enclosure and ran amok in a Rotterdam zoo, biting a woman, dragging her around and causing panic among dozens of visitors, officials said.
The Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo was evacuated and the 11-year-old gorilla, Bokito, was eventually contained in a restaurant within the park, police spokeswoman Yvette de Rave said.
Four people were injured, including the bitten woman, zoo director Ton Dorrestijn said.
Bokito was sedated with a dart, a spokeswoman said. It was unclear how he got over the high stone walls that surround his enclosure.
“He got over the moat, which in itself is remarkable, because gorillas can’t swim,” Dorrestijn said.
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