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bit his neck and dragged him off stage. The mauling left Horn partially paralyzed and barely able to speak., he claimed that he suffered a stroke and that the tiger was dragging him off the stage in order to save him. The University Medical Center could not determine whether or not the stroke happened before the bite or after.
Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn attend the Opening night of the new Cirque du Soleil Show ‘The Beatles – Love’, on June 20, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.In March 2014, Mantecore died at the age of 17. “It is with great sorrow that I am writing you this note today,”at the time. “On March 19, 2014 in the early afternoon our beloved 17 year old White Tiger Friend and Brother, ‘Mantecore’ left us and is now with his siblings in White Tiger heaven.
While recalling the October 2003 mauling incident, Horn called Mantecore his “lifesaver,” saying that the tiger had pulled him to safety after his high blood pressure kicked in onstage. Horn added that the two “were even,” because he had saved the tiger’s life as a cub on two separate occasions.“Mantecore is a great cat. Make sure no harm comes to Mantecore,” he was heard saying when he was taken to the hospital.
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