Trout got wedged between a ramp and a platform, and zoo staff couldn’t resuscitate him.
SEATTLE — A river otter pup died at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle on Saturday in what the zoo called “a tragic accident.”
Trout, a male otter pup who was born in March, got wedged between a ramp and a platform while he was climbing the ramp in his enclosure. Animal keepers responded within four minutes to resuscitate Trout, but he couldn’t be revived, according to the zoo.
“Our animal keeper team and staff are absolutely devastated,” Woodland Park Zoo Animal Curator Erin Sullivan said in a statement. “The
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