Gorilla Mourned After ‘tough Choice’ To Save Boy

JOHN MINCHILLO - The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald
Sun, 05/29/2016 - 6:53pm

CINCINNATI — Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, “Stay calm!” while one woman yelled, “Mommy loves you!” as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy who had fallen into a shallow moat at the Cincinnati Zoo. The boy sat still in the water, looking up at the gorilla as the animal touched the child’s hand and back.

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Sections: u.s.

Topics: Maine Cumberland County Portland

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