This statement from the CEO was unexpected:
"The facts as we know them confirm that one of our most senior and experienced animal experts who was highly qualified and a leader in her zookeeper position, secured a portion of the tiger night house with a tiger in it, and then entered that same portion of the night house after it was clearly designated as accessible by a tiger. Under Palm Beach Zoo policy, zoo employees are never allowed to enter a tiger enclosure to which the animal has access.
Why or how this could possibly occur is the subject of five ongoing investigations, including our own."
Palm Beach Zoo CEO issues statement on Stacey Konwiser's death - wptv.com
The statement was followed by a prepared Q&A which included this:
7.) Is it still a mystery to the Zoo of how Konwiser died? Or have state/federal authorities not shared their investigative findings with the Zoo?
"There is absolutely no mystery as to how Stacey Konwiser died. The question is: why did a deeply talented and experienced Zookeeper, fully aware of the presence of a tiger and knowledgeable of our safety protocols, enter a tiger enclosure into which a tiger had access? There are currently five separate ongoing investigations looking into this question. These investigations involve questioning everyone who can shed light on the facts of the actual event. To date, no findings or reports have been issued."
"The facts as we know them confirm that one of our most senior and experienced animal experts who was highly qualified and a leader in her zookeeper position, secured a portion of the tiger night house with a tiger in it, and then entered that same portion of the night house after it was clearly designated as accessible by a tiger. Under Palm Beach Zoo policy, zoo employees are never allowed to enter a tiger enclosure to which the animal has access.
Why or how this could possibly occur is the subject of five ongoing investigations, including our own."
Palm Beach Zoo CEO issues statement on Stacey Konwiser's death - wptv.com
The statement was followed by a prepared Q&A which included this:
7.) Is it still a mystery to the Zoo of how Konwiser died? Or have state/federal authorities not shared their investigative findings with the Zoo?
"There is absolutely no mystery as to how Stacey Konwiser died. The question is: why did a deeply talented and experienced Zookeeper, fully aware of the presence of a tiger and knowledgeable of our safety protocols, enter a tiger enclosure into which a tiger had access? There are currently five separate ongoing investigations looking into this question. These investigations involve questioning everyone who can shed light on the facts of the actual event. To date, no findings or reports have been issued."
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