Man dead in Singapore Zoo tiger mauling

(Bahasa Malaysia dihujung berita)

A man was mauled to death by up to three tigers which pounced on him at Singapore Zoo on Thursday, officials and news reports said.

"This is a case of a man who was mauled by a tiger," Lieutenant Colonel N. Subhas, the director of public affairs with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, told AFP.

The Straits Times news website said the dead man was a Malaysian national, Nordin Mondong, 32, who worked at the zoo as a cleaner.

It said he fell into the moat surrounding the tiger enclosure and, while terrified visitors screamed, was pounced on by three tigers each weighing at least 100 kilograms (220 pounds).

Fellow zoo workers rushed to his aid and managed to bring two of the tigers under control but the third kept attacking Nordin, the report said.

Police said they were called to the zoo about 12:30 pm (0430 GMT) and found the injured man, who was in his early 30s.

Subhas, whose paramedics pronounced the victim dead, said he had injuries mainly to his head and neck.

Police said they were investigating the "unnatural" death but would not say where the incident occurred. A source said it happened in the tiger compound.

Subhas could not say whether the victim was a worker or visitor to the zoo and police only described him as being an ethnic Malay.

Spokesmen for the zoo could not be immediately reached for comment.

SINGAPURA 13 Nov. – Seorang pekerja zoo mati dibaham tiga ekor harimau putih apabila terjatuh ke kawasan kurungan haiwan berkenaan di sini, hari ini.

Mangsa, Nordin Montong, 32, rakyat Malaysia yang berkerja sebagai pencuci di zoo berkenaan mati di tempat kejadian akibat cedera parah, menurut kenyataan Penolong Pengarah zoo tersebut, Biswajit Guha.

“Pekerja lain bergegas ke tempat kejadian untuk menyelamatkan mangsa dan berjaya mengawal dua ekor harimau itu tetapi seekor lagi terus menyerang Nordin,” katanya.

Jurucakap polis berkata, mereka tiba di tempat kejadian pada pukul 12.30 tengah hari (12.30 tengah hari waktu Malaysia) dan menemui mangsa yang cedera di bahagian kepala dan leher.

Mangsa meninggal dunia tidak lama selepas itu.

Seorang anggota paramedik yang dikenali sebagai Subhas memberitahu, mangsa mati akibat cedera parah di bahagian kepala dan leher. – Rueters