Tiger mauls Roy of 'Siegfried & Roy'

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/04/roy....cked/index.html

 

 

(CNN) -- A nine-year-old white tiger attacked Roy Horn of 'Siegfried & Roy' during a Friday night performance on the Las Vegas strip -- the tiger's first time on stage, and the trainer's 59th birthday.

 

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. (10:20 p.m. ET), and treated Horn for massive blood loss before he was rushed to University Medical Center for emergency surgery.

 

He was listed in critical condition shortly after midnight (2 a.m. ET), according to a recorded message from hospital spokeswoman Cheryl Persinger.

 

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 realized 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, saying it was the animal's first performance.

 

"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.

 

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."

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Fuck. I'll always remember those guys asking me to stand to the right of the travelator as I arrived in Vegas.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Any footage of this exist?

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"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."

 

The ten gallon jet of blood shooting out of Roy's neck must've been what clued him in.

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"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."

 

The ten gallon jet of blood shooting out of Roy's neck must've been what clued him in.

Das ist eine ILLUSION~!

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

The Simpsons foretold this, guys.

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No, that was 'Gunter and Ernst'.

[AndrewTS 0]

So, will Conan O'Brien use this? S&R jokes are his old standbys.

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holy shit

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Maybe its yhe tequila, but I've been laughing for about 5 minutes since I read this.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

"Roy started taking a microphone and started whapping the tiger on the head."

 

Best part.

[Anakin Flair 0]

In all seriousness, I hope the guys OK. Tiger must have been spooked, first time on stage and all....

[Guest Mindless_Aggression]

Dear God. Wait, he's alive? Oh well, it's okay to laugh then. BWAHAHA.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[WrestlingDeacon 0]

The article I read on yahoo said that the bit about the tiger making his debut that night is part of the act. Apparently it's a tiger they've used for years and was well trained.

[Guest Mindless_Aggression]

Everyone! On 3!...1 ....2....3...BWAHAHAHAHA

[Cran Da Maniac 0]

Just read an article that says he's doubtful to make it, so hold that laughter guys.

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It was the tiger's first time onstage. Apparently they treat their animals like kings and do a lot of work for animal rights, I've spoken to people who have taken the tour of their zoo and stuff. And hey, tigers are just as dumb as Austrian illusionists, I ain't takin sides.

[Mole 0]

It's sad to hear, but a little funny at the same time.

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Update

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/05/roy....cked/index.html

[Guest Choken One]

Is he dead yet?

[Guest subliminal_animal]

I was waiting for a bunch of rehashed jokes from the early 90s or thereabouts, but I'm guessing most of you guys must've forgot that this is the flamboyant foreign sorceror who lives with tigers and his flamboyant foreign partner.

 

 

Tiger must have been spooked, first time on stage and all....

Where have you been? Don't even answer that, because the sure bet says that it was staying at home, faking sick and playing Super Nintendo instead of at the kindergarten classroom you were supposed to be. So allow me to give a little special at-home history lesson into that dumb skull of yours—animals don't get scared. People are the only living things that can achieve enough smartness to act at such a level of mental operation.

 

 

Dear God. Wait, he's alive? Oh well, it's okay to laugh then. BWAHAHA.

Check back in a couple days.

 

 

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Weak.

 

 

In all seriousness, I hope the guys OK.

Sorry to break this to you in your time of grief, but having feelings other than amusement instead of gearing up the hilarity cannons for his possible demise is pretty gay of you. You should at least have said something about how the tiger was mad because he didn't call and that you prayed to God that there's a funeral for a closeted warlock in about a week. That would have gotten you tucked into at least the median range of sardonic, renegade uncaring.

 

 

Is he dead yet?

Howzabout you check yourself? I don't know who'd bother to post something just to keep you informed of the magician's condition,* unless they had some choice name-calling available to pepper it up.

 

 

* - I am real hip-hop.

 

 

Update

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/05/roy....cked/index.html

I'm assuming that after he sees Choken One's request, he'll edit some pepper into this.

 

 

 

EDIT: I didn't know why this was in the folder at first, but then I realized I ignored their numerous feature films and long-running TV series. My whoops, yo.

Edited October 6, 2003 by subliminal_animal

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Must be Tiger week, just saw a commercial for the local news and one of the stories is a guy got bit by his pet tiger, heh

[PsychoDriver 0]

that is sad,

 

I wasn't a fan but I don't think someone near death is a laughing matter.

 

Hope he pulls through.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

Tiger must have been spooked, first time on stage and all....

Where have you been? Don't even answer that, because the sure bet says that it was staying at home, faking sick and playing Super Nintendo instead of at the kindergarten classroom you were supposed to be. So allow me to give a little special at-home history lesson into that dumb skull of yours—animals don't get scared. People are the only living things that can achieve enough smartness to act at such a level of mental operation.

 

 

Animals can achieve levels of primal fear. Sudden loud noise, a predator nearby, etc.

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I was watching CNN and they showed a clip of him and the tiger from a regular show. I didn't realize how fuckin huge the tiger was compared to Roy, I am suprised he just bit his neck. The tiger could of easily just bit his head off now problem, poor guy will be the ugliest human being on earth now.

[Guest subliminal_animal]

Tiger must have been spooked, first time on stage and all....

Where have you been? Don't even answer that, because the sure bet says that it was staying at home, faking sick and playing Super Nintendo instead of at the kindergarten classroom you were supposed to be. So allow me to give a little special at-home history lesson into that dumb skull of yours—animals don't get scared. People are the only living things that can achieve enough smartness to act at such a level of mental operation.

 

 

Animals can achieve levels of primal fear. Sudden loud noise, a predator nearby, etc.

Maybe you should've actually read what I said before replying to it, because then you'd see that it was totally correct, and thus the complete opposite of the dumb thing you just wrote.

 

I was watching CNN and they showed a clip of him and the tiger from a regular show. I didn't realize how fuckin huge the tiger was compared to Roy, I am suprised he just bit his neck. The tiger could of easily just bit his head off now problem, poor guy will be the ugliest human being on earth now

I really wish I could've responded to what my buddy Mole wrote so that I could justify moving this topic up for something more than giving the goose to some dumbo, but I really can't.

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I give Mole credit, few people could be so dense for 4000+ posts without slipping up and getting banned.

[Guest Polish_Rifle]

Seigfried on Larry King: "I am a magician but Roy was the Magic."

 

That's all I have to say about this incident.