Toddler improving after tiger attack
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 06/29/2010 2:22 PM
A holiday turned sour for 3-year-old girl Angelica Rosa after she was mauled her Monday by a tiger bred at the Indonesia Safari Park in Prigen in the neighboring East Java town of Pasuruan.
She is undergoing treatment at Lavalette Hospital in Malang.
Hospital director Arif Wijanto said Angelica had undergone plastic surgery shortly after she was transferred from Panca Darma Hospital in Pasuruan on Monday night.
“The patient’s condition continues improving and she is able to communicate. But she cannot eat and drink independently yet due to facial injuries,” Arif said as quoted by Antara news agency.
Angelica and her parents were walking past a section inside the park when the 10-month Bengala tiger leapt onto and mauled her, according to the park’s spokeswoman Tisa.
“The tiger broke free from its handlers who quickly regained control of the animal following the attack,” Tisa said.
She added that park management would cover medical costs that Angelica, a resident of Genduk Indak housing complex in Semarang, Central Java, requires.
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