I was taking a pic of the female gorilla, when my eldest son yells, “what is he doing? ” I looked down, and to my surprise, there was a small child that had apparently, literally “flopped” over the railing, where there was then about 3 feet of ground that the child quickly crawled through! ! I assumed the woman next to me was the mother, getting ready to grab him until she says, “Whose kid is this? ” None of us actually thought he’d go over the nearly 15 foot drop, but he was crawling so fast through the bushes before myself or husband could grab him, he went over! The crowed got a little frantic and the mother was calling for her son. In a Facebook post, Deirdre Lykins described what she saw: Witnesses said the boy wandered away from his mother, “flopped” over a fence and then crawled into the gorilla enclosure, eventually falling down into the moat. She Can Be Heard Telling the Boy ‘Mommy Is Here’ in a Bystanders’ Video The mother’s 911 call was released Wednesday.
The family told People they do not plan to accept any interviews because of the outcry and are trying to “keep their lives as normal as possible.” We hope that you will respect our privacy at this time.”
“We know that this was a very difficult decision for them, and that they are grieving the loss of their gorilla. We extend our heartfelt thanks for the quick action by the Cincinnati Zoo staff,” the statement from Gail Myers Public Relations said. “We are so thankful to the Lord that our child is safe. The family released a statement through a public relations firm. The boy, named Isaiah, was originally reported to be 4, but police said Tuesday he is actually 3. “This is a huge loss for the Zoo family and the gorilla population worldwide.” We are all devastated that this tragic accident resulted in the death of a critically-endangered gorilla,” Zoo Director Thane Maynard said in a statement. “The Zoo security team’s quick response saved the child’s life. Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla, was killed after dragging the boy through a moat inside the exhibit. Gregg and the boy’s father, Dickerson, 36, have faced online backlash after the incident. The 32-year-old Cincinnati mother posted a now-deleted Facebook post thanking the zoo for making the difficult decision to shoot the gorilla to save her son. On June 6, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced no criminal charges would be filed against Gregg, following a police investigation. The parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell into the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo, leading to the fatal shooting of Harambe the gorilla, have been identified as Michelle Gregg and Deonne Dickerson. Michelle Gregg and Deonne Dickerson, the boy’s father.
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