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Police body camera video shows the horrific moment a Florida cop shot and killed a tiger after it seized the arm of a zoo cleaner who tried to pet and feed it.
The graphic video shows River Rosenquist, 26, of Naples, bloodied and on the ground at the Naples Zoo tiger enclosure as he screams out in pain: 'Please help me! Please help me!'
Collier County sheriff's deputies tried kicking the enclosure, where Eko, an eight-year-old Malayan tiger, was housed, in an attempt to get the animal to free the worker.
After an unsuccessful attempt, the deputy - believing he had no other options - fired a single shot at the tiger in an attempt to save Rosenquist's life.
Eko then retreated to the rear of the enclosure where he died.
Police body camera video shows the horrific moment a Florida cop shot and killed a tiger after it seized the arm of a zoo cleaner River Rosenquist, 26, who tried to pet and feed it
Eko (pictured), an eight-year-old Malayan tiger, was killed Wednesday night after a deputy struck him with a single shot
Deputies were called to the zoo around 6.26pm Wednesday after Rosenquist violated the park's rules by entering the tiger enclosure.
Preliminary investigation revealed he was supposed to be
