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Roy, of 'Siegfried and Roy', attacked by tiger
« on: Oct 4^th, 2003, 12:47am »

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Saturday, October 4, 2003 Posted: 1:44 AM EDT (0544 GMT)

(CNN) -- One of the tigers in Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas show bit Roy Horn in the neck Friday night, seriously injuring him, according to a spokesman for MGM Mirage.

Emergency officials treated Horn at the Mirage Hotel-Casino around 8:20 p.m. (10:20 p.m. ET), for massive blood loss.

Clark County Fire spokesman Bob Leinbach said Horn was talking at the time emergency workers arrived, but had trouble breathing.

He was immediately transported to University Medical Center, where he underwent emergency surgery. The hospital would not release his condition.

A group of Australians witnessed the attack from the front row of the crowded theater, and said they thought it was just part of the show.

"A lady ran past me, freaking out and it was then I sort of, in the back of my mind, thought now this isn't part of the show," said David Strudwick. "And then you look at the staff and they had a bit of horror in their eyes and .. it was like, wait a second, it may not be a part of the show."

Horn, who was born in Nordenham, Germany, just turned 59 Thursday. Combining magic with tiger stunts, the duo has performed on the Las Vegas strip for nearly 30 years.

The tiger that attacked Horn is currently in quarantine and no one else was injured in the attack, according to Mirage spokesman Alan Feldman.

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Re: Roy, of 'Siegfried and Roy', attacked by tiger
« Reply #1 on: Oct 4^th, 2003, 7:39am »

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Re: Roy, of 'Siegfried and Roy', attacked by tiger
« Reply #2 on: Oct 4^th, 2003, 8:17am »

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Well, I'm not surprized by this, as we all know these are wild animals and eventually they do attack!
Certainly hope that Roy pulls through this as it was just on the news that he is critical.

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This is so sad. I'm hoping and praying they don't put that white tiger down. Siegfred and Roy have raised these cats in their homes and have done much in stopping the extinction of these beautiful animals.

Roy's condition remains critical after the cat grabbed him by the neck - shaking him like a "rag doll" and dragged him offstage.

I'm praying for a quick recovery for Roy!

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Wow.. I sure hope he pulls through this...

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Sat October 4, 2003 02:15 PM ET
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Famed Las Vegas magician Roy Horn of the "Siegfried and Roy" duo remained in critical but stable condition on Saturday after being mauled by a white tiger during a performance on his 59th birthday, his spokesman said.

The 7-year-old male tiger, named Montecore, grabbed Horn's forearm about halfway into the Friday night performance, witnesses said.

When Horn tried to fend the tiger off with his microphone, the tiger lunged and bit him on the left side of the neck, causing profuse blood loss, they said.

Horn was conscious when he was rushed to University Medical Center and underwent about two hours of surgery, said his spokesman, Dave Kirvin.

"It's just sad and extremely unfortunate. The doctors are encouraged that he will recover, but it will be several days until the full extent of his injury is known," Kirvin said.

Spectators were horrified by the scene.

"There were a couple of gasps, and people thought it was part of the act, and then it was real quiet," audience member Paul D'Antonio, who was sitting about 15 feet from the stage, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

"It literally drug him by his neck off the stage like a rag doll," D'Antonio said.

The show has been canceled indefinitely and the tiger is being quarantined at the hotel, according to Kirvin.

Horn's partner, 64-year-old Siegfried Fischbacher, spent most of the night at the hospital, Kirvin said. "He is shocked and devastated," he added.

"The last place Roy would place blame would be with the animal," said Bernie Yuman, manager for "Siegfried and Roy."

Although Horn had told the crowd it was the tiger's first performance, the animal has been performing for years, Kirvin said. There have never been any attacks in the more than 5,000 shows the two men have performed at the hotel since 1990, he said.

White tigers and lions are a trademark of the German-born illusionists, who have been putting on one of the most famous shows in Las Vegas for more than 30 years.

Horn, born in Nordenham, Germany, and Siegfried, of Rosenheim, Germany, have performed at shows around the world since meeting in 1959.

When he was 7, Horn's "beloved pet Hexe" saved his life, according to the duo's Web site. It does not say what type of pet it was.

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