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Name of unauthorized employee bitten by tiger at Florida animal sanctuary released

One day after an employee was bitten by a tiger at Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours, Collier County Sheriff's Office identified them as Ignacio Meabe Martinez, 48, from Lehigh Acres.

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Name of unauthorized employee bitten by tiger at Florida animal sanctuary released

One day after an employee was bitten by a tiger at Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours, Collier County Sheriff's Office identified them as Ignacio Meabe Martinez, 48, from Lehigh Acres.

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Investigators trace steps following tiger bite incident

Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, Chief Nolan Sapp, told me despite the odd call for service, his crews knew they needed to stop the bleeding, care for the wounds, and keep the patient from going into shock.

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Tiger bites worker at Florida animal sanctuary

Wooten officials said the employee attempted to feed the animal and was not authorized to be in the area at the time.

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Tiger Attack Report: Nurse says victim smelled of alcohol when being treated after attack

In the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report a nurse at Lee Memorial Hospital who treated River Rosenquist, the man whose arm was bitten inside the tiger enclosure at the Naples Zoo, said he smelled of alcohol when he was being treated.

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