Zebra badly mauls Ohio man’s arm, deputies put it down: ‘I think he tore my arm off’

Pickaway County, Ohio deputies killed a zebra on Sunday night after it mauled a person’s arm, almost ripping it from his physique.

Deputies with the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Workplace responded to reviews of a zebra assault in Circleville, Ohio simply after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Throughout the 911 name, Ronald Clifton, 72, mentioned he was attacked by a zebra, and requested that the rescue squad be despatched instantly.

The dispatcher sounded shocked and wanted to be sure that Clifton mentioned he was attacked by a zebra, and he confirmed it.

“I feel he tore my arm off…ship a chopper,” Clifton mentioned.

The dispatcher requested if the animal bit his arm, Clifton mentioned, “Oh hell sure.”

When deputies arrived, they discovered Clifton laying on the bottom.

In response to the police report, one deputy tried to place his cruiser between Clifton and the zebras when a big male zebra charged the driving force aspect door and acted “very hostile.”

After utilizing the cruiser siren and air horn, the deputy was in a position to get the zebra to again off so he might get to Clifton, whose arm was bleeding beneath the elbow.

The deputy utilized a tourniquet slightly below the shoulder and was in a position to stroll Clifton to an ambulance with the assistance of one other deputy.

A 3rd deputy on the scene saved watch on the zebra and reported that one of many employees on the property instructed him to place the zebra down if needed.

Members of the Clifton household instructed the deputy to not flip his again on the zebra as a result of that’s when it is going to assault.

They then reiterated to place the zebra down if needed, the deputy reported.

Moments later, the zebra is seen on physique digital camera footage strolling aggressively towards the deputy, who yelled at it 3 times to scare it away. When the zebra didn’t again down, the deputy aimed a 12-gauge shotgun at its head and fired a slug into its brow.

The report famous that the male zebra was aggressive as a result of he was appearing protecting of the 5 to 6 females within the discipline—he was the one male within the herd.

Clifton was taken to Grant Hospital in Columbus, Ohio the place he was handled for his accidents.