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Too far and takes a dive into the enclosure. he lies still, passed out on the ground. >> met up with pete and he told me a child had fallen into the gorilla pit. >> the gorilla has got her. >> a gargantuan gorilla is hovering over the boy. >> thats when things started getting hectic. >> one mother cant stand the suspense. >> at first, i didnt want to look. i didnt want to know. i didnt want to see what i was about to see. >> where? >> over down the gorilla cage. >> theyre like the gorilla has th...

A toddler plunges 24 feet into a gorilla pit. time seems to stand still as the gorillas take notice. >> oh, my god. >> the elephant! >> its august 16, 1996. a small group of families is enjoying the zoo together in brook field, illinois. >> we had gone to the zoo, the three of us, our families. i was with my wife and my oldest daughter taking some video of some of the monkeys in the trees. >> as usual, the gorillas are a big hit. their massive size, up to six feet and more than 400 pounds and th...

A toddler plunges 24 feet into a gorilla pit. time seems to stand still as the gorillas take notice. >> oh, my god. >> its an elephant, see? >> its august 16th, 1996. a small group of families is enjoying the zoo together in brookfield, illinois. >> how many are there? >> we had gone to the zoo, the three of us, our families. >> i was with my wife and my oldest daughter. taking some video of some of the monkeys in the trees. >> there he is. >> as usual, the gorillas are a big hit. their massive ...

Creatures, leans just that little bit too far, and takes a dive into the enclosure. he lies still, passed out on the ground. >> met up with pete and he told me a child had fallen into the gorilla pit. >> the gorilla has got her. >> a gargantuan gorilla is hovering over the boy. >> thats when things started getting hectic. >> one mother cant stand the suspense. >> at first, i didnt want to look. i didnt want to know. i didnt want to see what i was about to see. >> where? >> over down the gorilla ...

Dive into the enclosure. he lies still, passed out on the ground. >> i met up with pete and he told me a child had fallen into the for gorilla pit. >> the gorilla has got her. >> a gargantuan gorilla is hoverihover ing over the boy. >> thats when things started getting hectic. >> one mother cant stand the suspense. >> at first, i didnt want to look. i didnt want to know. i didnt want to see what i was about to see. where? theyre down the gorilla cage. theyre like the gorilla has the boy, the gor...

Creatures, leans just that little bit too far, and takes a dive into the enclosure. he lies still, passed out on the ground. >> met up with pete and he told me the child had fallen into the gorilla pit. the gorilla has got her. a gargantuan gorilla is hovering over the boy. >> thats when things started getting hectic. >> one mother cant stand the suspense. >> at first, i didnt want to look. i didnt want to know. i didnt want to see what i was about to see. where? theyre down the gorilla cage. >>...

>> chaos surrounds the gorilla exhibit. witnesses crane their necks to see whats happening. phils heart beats faster as he rushes to the unfolding scene. >> i automatically started walking that way. i got in front of a zookeeper there who had a walkie-talkie, had it up to his ear and he started running. >> what happened? >> there was a lot of people there, people were running. the unimaginable has happened. every parents worst nightmare. a 3-year-old boy, perhaps excited by the awesome creatures...

There, people were running. the unimaginable has happened. every parents worst nightmare. a 3-year-old boy, perhaps excited by the awesome creatures, leans just that little bit too far, and takes a dive into the enclosure. he lies still, passed out on the ground. >> met up with pete and he told me the child had fallen into the gorilla pit. the gorilla has got her. a gargantuan gorilla is hovering over the boy. >> thats when things started getting hectic. >> one mother cant stand the suspense. >>...

Excited by the awesome creatures, leans just that little bit too far, and takes a dive into the enclosure. he lies still, passed out on the ground. >> met up with pete and he told me the child had fallen into the gorilla pit. the gorilla has got her. a gargantuan gorilla is hovering over the boy. >> thats when things started getting hectic. >> one mother cant stand the suspense. >> at first, i didnt want to look. i didnt want to know. i didnt want to see what i was about to see. where? theyre do...

A toddler plunges 24 feet into a gorilla pit. time seems to stand still, as the gorillas take notice. >> oh, my god. >> its an elephant, see? >> its august 16th, 1996. a small group of families is enjoying the zoo together in brookfield, illinois. >> how many are there? >> we had gone to the zoo, the three of us, our families. i was with my wife and my oldest daughter. taking some video of some of the monkeys in the trees. >> there he is. >> as usual, the gorillas are a big hit. their massive si...