Tiger Escape

AP-Tiger Escape

Circus tiger shocks a few New Yorkers during brief escape

NY (AP) - A circus tiger took a stroll through a Queens
neighborhood today, giving a few New Yorkers a real surprise.
Police say the 450-pound tiger escaped this afternoon while
being transferred from his cage.
The big cat -- named "Apollo" -- is part of a Cole Brothers
Circus show performing this weekend in the Forest Park section of
Queens.
Police say they quickly received a flood of calls. One woman was
at a church picnic in the park when she saw the tiger pass by.
She said everyone was in shock -- especially by the casual way
the tiger strolled past them.
The tiger's appearance startled motorists enough to cause a
multi-car accident. Four adults and one child suffered minor
injuries.
Police eventually caught up with the tiger when he stopped to
rest on a residential street. The tiger's trainer arrived, and
coaxed it back into the cage.


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