Roy Critical After Mauling
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Sat Oct 4, 2003 @ 6:04pm |
 Coolness: 686270 | Roy of 'Siegfried & Roy' critical after mauling
Saturday, October 4, 2003 Posted: 12:24 PM EDT (1624 GMT) (CNN) -- A 9-year-old white tiger attacked Roy Horn of "Siegfried & Roy" during a Friday night performance on the Las Vegas strip -- the magician and trainer's 59th birthday. Horn was listed as critical Saturday, according to the University Medical Center for emergency surgery's recorded message service, updated at 2:30 a.m. (5:30 a.m. ET). The tiger lunged at Horn's neck about half-way through the show, and dragged him off stage, audience members said. "He looked like a rag doll in his mouth," said Kirk Baser, from Pennsylvania. Emergency officials arrived at the MGM Mirage Hotel-Casino around 8:20 p.m. and treated Horn for massive blood loss before he was rushed to University Medical Center for emergency surgery. Horn was talking at the time emergency workers arrived, but had trouble breathing, Clark County Fire spokesman Bob Leinbach said. Horn, the darker-haired member of Siegfried & Roy, was born in Nordenham, Germany on October 3, 1944. Combining magic with tiger stunts, the flamboyant 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 MGM Mirage spokesman Alan Feldman. Audience members were shocked to realize the attack was not part of an illusion or magic trick. Amy Sherman, who was sitting in the front row with her mother about 10 yards away from the stage, said the attack happened right after Horn introduced the tiger. "Right after that, the tiger kind of turned its head and bit him on the arm," Sherman said. "Roy started taking a microphone and started whapping the tiger on the head." The tiger, who was on a short leash, then dragged Horn to the ground and they struggled before the tiger dragged him behind a curtain by his neck, she said. Trainers on stage rushed to aid Horn, trying to subdue the tiger. "We just heard all this commotion behind the curtain and you could hear Roy scream," Sherman said. "Everyone at our table was kind of looking at each other, like 'Oh my God,'" she said. After about a minute, which Sherman's mother said seemed like forever, Siegfried appeared on stage. "You could tell he was really shook up, and he just said, 'I'm sorry but the show is over, and you know, the show has been canceled'" Joyce Edenholl said. "Everyone there I think , thought it was part of the act, because no one really freaked out," Kirk Baser said. "When it grabbed him and dragged him off the stage, I thought maybe it was like some magic trick where they switch a rag doll or something." A group of Australians said they witnessed the attack from the front row of the crowded theater, and also 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." |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Sun Oct 5, 2003 @ 2:45pm |
 Coolness: 103445 | No more Siegfried & Roy jokes on Conan'O'Brian now.. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» flatlinedive replied on Sun Oct 5, 2003 @ 5:56pm |
 Coolness: 64585 | i hope they don't kill the tiger because of this |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Sun Oct 5, 2003 @ 10:59pm |
 Coolness: 201905 | everyone saw this comming! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Sun Oct 5, 2003 @ 11:38pm |
 Coolness: 340345 | who cares.
some average magicians who use tigers.. he get's mauled. boohoo. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Mon Oct 6, 2003 @ 12:00am |
| Coolness: 201905 | the scary thing is this is EXACTLY what happened on one simpsons episode |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Oct 6, 2003 @ 12:14am |
| Coolness: 340345 | not scary, i treat the simpsons as biblical. what they say is truth. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cloud9ine replied on Mon Oct 6, 2003 @ 10:06am |
 Coolness: 139400 | i just want to see the video. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Oct 6, 2003 @ 10:22am |
| Coolness: 340345 | hopefully you see him getting mauled and shredded. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cloud9ine replied on Mon Oct 6, 2003 @ 11:12am |
| Coolness: 139400 | ........thats what im hoping for. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Oct 6, 2003 @ 12:57pm |
| Coolness: 340345 | we should get married. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Mon Oct 6, 2003 @ 1:02pm |
| Coolness: 201905 | he didn't get shredded but he got dragged off stage by the neck. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Oct 6, 2003 @ 1:03pm |
| Coolness: 340345 | ......
well after he was dragged away he coulda been mauled or something.. DAMNIT, I CAN DREAM CAN'T I?? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cloud9ine replied on Tue Oct 7, 2003 @ 7:29am |
| Coolness: 139400 | any kind of mauling/dragging done by a Siberian white tiger is good by me. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ replied on Wed Oct 8, 2003 @ 12:55am |
| Coolness: 142045 | i'm with Jackie, i want to see the video...on americas funniest home videos...i'd hope it'd get the grand prize too...
apparently i chewed his hand and arm??? and i heard this on the news last night "...he was mauled in the neck..." |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cloud9ine replied on Wed Oct 8, 2003 @ 9:52am |
| Coolness: 139400 | good, fuck. he deserves it.
you dont fuck with Tigers or keep them out of their natural habitat and force them to perform. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Wed Oct 8, 2003 @ 11:17am |
| Coolness: 340345 | hellz yeah. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ replied on Wed Oct 8, 2003 @ 4:09pm |
| Coolness: 142045 | i bet he screamed like a 5 year old girl, or a 20 year old retarded boy...
man i'm going to hell for that last part |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» little_sarah replied on Fri Oct 10, 2003 @ 9:10am |
 Coolness: 122120 | yes, yes you are |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ replied on Sat Oct 11, 2003 @ 6:01am |
| Coolness: 142045 | maybe if i repen...aw fuckit |
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