By IANS
Guwahati : In a bizarre incident, a visitor at the Assam State Zoo here was injured by a Himalayan black bear after he jumped into the animal’s enclosure as baffled visitors looked on.
A zoo official said 23-year-old Azahar Ali was watching the bear from the designated viewing spot when he suddenly took a plunge by crossing the 15-feet barricade Thursday evening.
“The five-year-old bear was initially terrified and then started attacking the man. People were simply dumbstruck by the incident,” zoo veterinarian Bijoy Gogoi said.
After a 15-minute tussle between the bear and the visitor, Ali managed to escape the animal and was rescued by zoo officials.
“Ali was provided first aid and then sent to hospital with injuries on his arms and thighs,” an official said. “Probably, the man was mentally not sound.”
In December, a tiger mauled a 50-year-old man in the zoo when he tried to click photographs from close.