Camel Bites Minnesota Zoo Worker, Drags
Him 15 Feet by the Head Before Biting
Another Employee
Posted By: NorthernDog, 7/14/2022 8:41:36 AM
A Minnesota zoo worker is recovering after a camel bit him on the head. Just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to a call of an animal bite at Hemker Park & Zoo, which is located in the small town of Freeport, near St. Cloud. Upon arriving at the scene, deputies learned that the victim, identified as Roger Blenker, was escorting a camel through an alleyway to prepare it for transport to another facility, according to a news release from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office. "During the process, the camel placed Blenker's head into its
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I wonder if it's one of Omar's camels smuggled in from Somalialand.