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B.C. woman mauled to death by private zoo tiger
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe.../tiger_mauling_070511/20070511?hub=TopStories
Updated Fri. May. 11 2007 6:00 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A police investigation has been launched after a 32-year-old woman was mauled to death by a tiger near 100 Mile House, B.C., officials confirmed Friday.
The woman's two young children witnessed the horrific attack. She also survived long enough to speak with her fiancé over a cellphone.
The victim has been identified as Tanya Dumstrey-Soos by her employer, Scott Nelson. The woman's finace is Kim Carlton, who owns the property where the attack occurred.
Carlton was out of town at the time and rushed to be with Dumstrey-Soos, but she died before he arrived.
Regional coroner Bruce Chamberlayne told The Canadian Press that Dumstrey-Soos was taken to hospital after the attack Thursday afternoon but couldn't be revived.
Carlton is the owner and operator of Siberian Magic, a private zoo at Bridge Lake.
"This is a gentleman who owned a property in B.C.'s Lower Mainland in Abbotsford and kept tigers and cougars and then moved to 100 Mile House ... and kept these large game cats there," CTV's Vancouver Bureau Chief Todd Battis reported.
It's unclear how the attack unfolded but early reports suggest the woman was mauled through the cage.
In the past, Carlton has come under scrutiny for appearing with his Siberian tiger in public.
But Carlton has defended his actions, saying he raised awareness of animal extinction through his tiger.
Visitors to the zoo can have their photo taken with a variety of exotic animal, including the Siberian tiger Kisa, or the African lion Sarmoti, according to the Siberian Magic website.
Carlton pursued a career in animal training and magic after retiring from professional fighting.
He is the father of three children; his son, Kodiak, and his twin girls, Dakota and Dallas.
B.C. woman mauled to death by private zoo tiger
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe.../tiger_mauling_070511/20070511?hub=TopStories
Updated Fri. May. 11 2007 6:00 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A police investigation has been launched after a 32-year-old woman was mauled to death by a tiger near 100 Mile House, B.C., officials confirmed Friday.
The woman's two young children witnessed the horrific attack. She also survived long enough to speak with her fiancé over a cellphone.
The victim has been identified as Tanya Dumstrey-Soos by her employer, Scott Nelson. The woman's finace is Kim Carlton, who owns the property where the attack occurred.
Carlton was out of town at the time and rushed to be with Dumstrey-Soos, but she died before he arrived.
Regional coroner Bruce Chamberlayne told The Canadian Press that Dumstrey-Soos was taken to hospital after the attack Thursday afternoon but couldn't be revived.
Carlton is the owner and operator of Siberian Magic, a private zoo at Bridge Lake.
"This is a gentleman who owned a property in B.C.'s Lower Mainland in Abbotsford and kept tigers and cougars and then moved to 100 Mile House ... and kept these large game cats there," CTV's Vancouver Bureau Chief Todd Battis reported.
It's unclear how the attack unfolded but early reports suggest the woman was mauled through the cage.
In the past, Carlton has come under scrutiny for appearing with his Siberian tiger in public.
But Carlton has defended his actions, saying he raised awareness of animal extinction through his tiger.
Visitors to the zoo can have their photo taken with a variety of exotic animal, including the Siberian tiger Kisa, or the African lion Sarmoti, according to the Siberian Magic website.
Carlton pursued a career in animal training and magic after retiring from professional fighting.
He is the father of three children; his son, Kodiak, and his twin girls, Dakota and Dallas.
