Cincinnati zookeepers kill gorilla to Protect Small Child falls into its enclosure <br />Cincinnati zoo gorilla video - Workers at the Cincinnati Zoo in the US state of Ohio shot and killed a gorilla on Saturday after a three-year-old boy fell into its <br />enclosure, officials said. <br />4 year old boy falls into Gorilla enclosure <br />A 4-year-old boy crawled through a railing and fell into a gorilla habitat at Cincinnati Zoo in the US. 17-year old Gorilla 'Harambe' grabbed the toddler who was later hospitalized with serious injuries and the gorilla was shot dead. <br /> <br />Cincinnati Zoo kills gorilla after he grabs 3-year-old boy who had fallen into the enclosure <br /> <br />Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard discusses the decision to shoot and kill a 17-year-old gorilla after the gorilla grabbed a 3-year-old boy who had fallen into the enclosure. The 3-year-old boy is expected to recover after being picked up and dragged by the gorilla for about 10 minutes on Saturday. <br />Gorilla grabs child who's fallen into habitat at Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Grabs Child Whos Fallen int <br />Boy falls into Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Enclosur <br />Cincinnati zookeepers kill gorilla to Protect Small Child falls into its enclosure <br />Gorilla shot dead after 4-year-old boy gets into enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo <br />Cincinnati zoo kills gorilla to save child who slipped into enclosure <br />Ohio zoo kills gorilla to protect small child who fell into enclosure <br />US zoo shoots gorilla dead to save boy <br />Cincinnati zoo gorilla shot dead as boy falls into enclosure <br />Cincinnati zoo gorilla shot dead as boy falls into enclosure <br />Gorilla killed after handling 4-year-old boy who got into enclosure <br />A child was rescued after falling into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo Saturday, Cincinnati police and fire departments confirm. Subscribe to WLWT <br />Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Shot Dead As Boy Falls Into Enclosure <br />, <br />Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Shot Dead As Boy Falls Into Enclosure <br /> <br />Zoo officials have shot dead a gorilla after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosure in the US city of Cincinnati. <br />The boy climbed though a barrier and fell into a moat, where he was grabbed and dragged by the gorilla. <br /> <br />SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL BBC WORLD NEWS <br />TAGS <br />Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Shot Dead As Boy Falls Into Enclosure <br />Cincinnati Zoo kills gorilla after 3yo boy falls into enclosure <br />Gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into zoo enclosure <br />Gorilla shot dead after 4-year-old boy gets into enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo <br />Gorilla shot dead after boy, 3, falls into enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo <br />Gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into zoo enclosure Cincinnati <br />Gorilla shot dead after 4-year-old boy gets into enclosure at Cincinnati ... <br />Cincinnati Zoo kills gorilla after 3yo boy falls into enclosure - ABC ... <br />Gorilla Shot Dead After Child Falls Into Enclosure At Cincinnati Zoo <br />Toddler falls into gorilla cage at Cincinnati Zoo - NY Daily News <br />Gorilla Shot Dead After Boy, 4, Slips Into Cincinnati Zoo Exhibit - KTLA <br />Gorilla shot dead after boy, 3, falls into enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo ... <br />4 Year Old Falls into Enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Shot and Killed <br />The Cincinnati Zoo shot and killed a western lowland gorilla on Saturday after a 4-year-old boy slipped into the animal’s enclosure, a zoo official said at a news conference. Harambe, a 17-year-old, 400-pound gorilla, carried the boy around its habitat for about 10 minutes in what the zoo’s dangerous animal response team considered a life-threatening situation, Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard at a press briefing. <br /> <br />After the gorilla was shot with a rifle, the child was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, CNN affiliate WKRC reported. <br /> <br />Maynard said it appeared the boy went under the rail, through wires and over the moat wall. <br /> <br />Two female gorillas were called out of the habitat, Thane said, but the male gorilla went to the moat, picked up the child and began dragging him around the enclosure. <br /> <br />“The child was not under attack but all sorts of things could happen,” Thane said. “He certainly was at risk.” <br /> <br />Thane said zoo officials decided against shooting Harambe with a tranquilizer because the drug takes effect too slowly. <br /> <br />“You don’t hit him and he falls over,” Thane said. “It takes a few minutes.” <br />OHIO ZOO KILLS GORILLA TO PROTECT SMALL CHILD IN ENCLOSURE <br />The Cincinnati Zoo's director says zoo security officers killed a 17-year-old gorilla that had grabbed a small boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. <br /> <br />Director Thane Maynard says the 3-year-old boy is expected to recover after being picked up and dragged by the gorilla Saturday for about 10 minutes. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. <br /> <br />Police had initially reported that the gorilla was tranquilized, but Maynard said the decision was made to shoot to kill to save the boy's life. He calls the decision a difficult one, but the right one.
