Gorilla grabbed the little boy around the enclosure. Listen as the boys mother is pleading with her child to stay calm. Mommys right here. Oh my oh my god just calm down. Isaiah. Back up. Okay. Mommy loves you. Im right here. My son. No. Hes playing. Hes sitting there. No, no. Please protect him. Isaiah, be calm, be calm. Be calm. Be calm. Oh my god. You know, it is terrifying to watch. I can tell you that the zoo is set to hold a News Conference next hour. Well hear more what the zoo saying. Lets go to Jessica Schneider. Its horrifying to listen to this mother telling her child to be calm as youre watching this whole thing play out. Watching this gorilla. What is the zoo saying . Reporter yeah. The zoo is saying, brooke, they had no choice in this matter. They say that the danger was eminent to the 3yearold child and had to act. They had the Dangerous Animal Response Team that moved in and initially tried to lure the gorilla aside out of the exhibit and didnt work. After tenter if iin
Union members from the Cincinnati Fire Department's Fire Training Bureau, Fire Recruit Class 122 and others gathered at Memorial Park on Central Avenue to clean and restore it.
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