Manitowoc Wisconsin Woman feeds bear at zoo & gets fingers bitten off
Posted on March 8, 2010
A 47-year-old grandmother put her hand through a fence, ignoring all warning signs, to feed an Asiatic black bear at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL. Manitowoc, WI.
Tracy Weiler of Manitowoc, WI lost a thumb and forefinger in the incident. Her middle and ring fingers were also partially severed. Her boyfriend, Lawrence Bosworth, suffered minor injuries while attempting to free her from the bear's jaws. The woman's 3-year-old granddaughter was not injured.
Police say alcohol was a factor in the incident.
