Wildlife activist injured by 2 tigers at Southern California sanctuary, officials say.
The incident unfolded Saturday in front of donors and supporters of the group, and Ventura County Fire Department first responders, who rushed to Perry's assistance.
"They were playing and it was an accident," said Michael Bradbury, a friend of Perry's and attorney for the Wildlife Environmental Conservation."There's a lot of mutual love there," Bradbury said."They're a huge part of her life." Perry was rushed to the emergency room of Los Robles Health System in nearby Thousand Oaks and is expected to survive.
Bradbury called Perry a “worldwide expert on animal rehabilitation" and that no incident like this has happened before.David K. Li is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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