An worker of an airboat tour firm has been hospitalized after he entered a tiger's enclosure, reportedly with out authorization, and was attacked, the Collier County Sheriff's Workplace introduced Tuesday afternoon.

The tiger was being fed by its handler when the 50-year-old man entered the enclosure, the place he was attacked by the animal, injuring each arms. The tiger was safely contained by the caretaker and was not injured, based on the sheriff's workplace. It is unknown why the person entered the enclosure right now and the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

The identical county noticed one other tiger assault happen in December when a person put his arm contained in the enclosure of a tiger at a zoo in Naples, which led to the person almost having his arm amputated after the tiger attacked him. Many, together with the sheriffs investigating the incident, had been upset that they may not discover a regulation relevant sufficient to cost 27-year-old River Rosenquist with against the law.

Rosenquist, who labored for a corporation employed to scrub the zoo, was discovered to have jumped over a fence that separated the enclosure from the trail the place guests are purported to view the tigers from. The report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee additionally stated that the fence across the enclosure was clearly marked with indicators that learn "DANGER AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY"

"We're having a tough time comprehending this taking place once more however need to share this breaking information with you," the sheriff's workplace wrote within the Tuesday afternoon put up on Fb concerning the new assault.

Florida Man Tiger Attack
A Florida man has been hospitalized after coming into a tiger's enclosure and being attacked, a county sheriff's workplace stated Tuesday afternoon. Above, a Siberian tiger is seen on the Hengdaohezi Siberian Tiger Park in Hengdaohezi township on the outskirts of Mudanjiang, China, on August 23, 2017. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

Tuesday's incident came about at Wooten's Everglades Airboat Excursions, which posted a YouTube video in 2014 showcasing a number of unique animals, together with at the very least two tigers and dozens of alligators in its "animal sanctuary."

An worker within the reservations division of Wooten's stated they weren't conscious of the incident and stated the principle workplace would seemingly present extra particulars tomorrow, based on the Naples Every day Information.

In a separate incident final month, a person was arrested in Boston after he started to enter a tiger enclosure on the Franklin Park Zoo and rapidly left the restricted space after zoo workers noticed him and questioned what he was doing.

"I used to be there as a spectator of the zoo. I did not imply to hurt anyone," 24-year-old Matthew Abraham instructed native media on the time. "I wasn't seeking to hurt the tiger. I wasn't seeking to hurt myself neither... My plan was simply to go see what's a tiger. How would a tiger react to a human being?"

Newsweek reached out to the Collier County Sheriff's Workplace for remark.

Replace 03/22/22, 6:40 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with further data and background.