28-05-2016 19:11 via salon.com

Small child falls into gorilla enclosure at zoo

CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say a young child fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and has been taken to the hospital.
Cincinnati Police Lt. Steve Saunders said the child is about 3 years old and fell on Saturday afternoon. The child isn’t believed to have life-threatening injuries. Saunders says zookeepers reportedly used a tranquilizer on a gorilla as the child was rescued.
He referred all questions to zoo officials, who didn’t immediately respond to messages.
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