Tiger Kills Teen During Senior Photo Shoot

A Bengal tiger attacked and killed a teenage girl who was posing for her senior high school pictures at an animal sanctuary Thursday in southeast Kansas, authorities said.

The Labette County Sheriff's office identified the victim as Haley R. Hilderbrand, 17, of Altamont. A news release said Hilderbrand was at the Lost Creek Animal Sanctuary posing for a photo with the 7-year-old tiger, which was being restrained by its handler, when the animal attacked her. Officers and handlers killed the animal. Emergency personnel were not able to revive Hilderbrand.
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That is so terrible...it's supposed to be a happy time,then something tragic happens.

 

poor tiger will probably be traumatized for life.

 

I feel bad for this girl's family...



I dont understand why they Killed the Tiger though?

 

because it killed a girl......

 

Well... It's a tiger, that's what they do. I mean, it's natural.

 

I know, and its natural for humans to kill things that kill people, including people.

 

thats bullshit that they had to kill the tiger.. like somebody said in an earlier post it IS natural for an animal to act that way, especially a tiger.

can you tell i love animals?? haha

 

oh, i think it is sad, sad a teen died and sad a tiger died.

 

yepp ..

but damn she was lucky.. why can't i get my senior pics taken w/ a tiger?!?! lol

 

because it will try and eat you, silly hippie.

 

If I were a tiger, I would eat everyone and rip them to shreds. Then I'd have tea.

 

if i were a tiger i wouldnt kill anyone. besides the obvious fact of me being vegetarian, if i were to kill someone, then someones someone would have someone kill me. i wouldnt be a smart tiger then. or am i a lion?

 

blah.

Bengal tigers are endangered.
Humans are not.

 

good point