JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA—
The Jacksonville Zoological Society, Inc.
Mauled, clawed, or scratched by animal · Fractures
Final narrative
On December 21, 2022, at approximately 5:10 PM, a zoo keeper was attacked by a North American black bear that escaped his enclosure. The employee was hospitalized for clavicle fractures, vertebrae fractures, a wrist fracture, several lacerations across the lower back, abrasions, and an open head wound.
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