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Tiger attacksRoy Horn duringhis Vegas showAnimal bitesmagician's neck,drags him awayBy Adam GoldmanAssociated PressLAS VEGAS — A trained tiger attacked magician Roy Horn of the duo Siegfried Roy during a performance, biting his neck and dragging him off stage just feet from the audience. Horn’s man ager said Saturday the illusionist underwent surgery and was in critical condition.People attending the show Fri day night at The Mirage hotel casino said the white tiger lunged at Horn shortly after he led it on stage, and that he tried to beat the animal off with a microphone.“We honestly thought it was part of the show, we didn’t knowr what was going on, said Sharna Wiblen. who was in the audience. Andy Cushman, also in the audi ence, said Horn “looked like a rag doll” as the tiger dragged him off the stage.The illusionist was taken to a hospital and underwent surgery to the neck area, Horn’s longtime manager, Bemie Yuman, said Sat urday. He said Horn’s doctors said the surgery went as expected and that Horn was in critical but stable condition.“The overwhelming likelihood is that we'll have to wait two or three days before we really under stand the full extent of these in juries,” Mirage spokesman Alan Feldman said.Horn had never been injured during a show before, Yuman said Friday, “not a scratch, not by an animal.Feldman said Horn, who turned 59 on Friday, had a serious injury to the left side of his neck. Horn was able to talk with the ambu lance staff on the way to the hos pital, Clark County Fire spokesman Bob Leinbach said.Horn, the dark haired member of the duo, appeared alone on stage with the tiger about 45 min utes into the show, Cushman said. After the attack, Cushman said, Siegfried Fischbacher appeared on stage and said the perfor mance was canceled.Hotel officials said the show has been canceled indefinitely. The tiger involved in the attack, a 7 year old male named Montecore, was quarantined at the hotel, offi cials said. Feldman said Saturday that although the tiger was called a newcomer during the perfor mance, that was just part of the act and he actually had performed in the show for several years.“Roy is a very, very strong» *\.AP file photoRoy, of the world-renowned illusionists Siegfried Roy, performs with a white tiger during their 15,000th live show Thursday night at The Mirage in Las Vegas.willed person as well as having physical strength,” Yuman said. “I’m cautiously optimistic.”He thanked friends and fans who have sent their support. “It’s touching to hear from so many people all at a short time,” Yu man said.signature white tigers and lions, is one of the most well known and expensive in Las Vegas.The German born pair perform six shows a week and have been performing in Las Vegas for more than 30 years. They signed a lifetime contract with the MiThe illusionists’ show, with its rage in 2001
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