MOUND VALLEY, Kan. Aug. 19, 2005
Tiger Kills Kansas Teen
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Play CBS Video Video Tiger Kills Kansas Teenager Haley Hilderbrand was supposed to start her last year of high school today but her family is planning her funeral instead. The local school superintendent explained on The Early Show.
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Investigators have sent the tiger's body to Kansas State University for dissection.
"This animal had been around people across the country and there's never been a problem," Sheriff William Blundell said in a telephone interview.
Keith Hilderbrand, Haley's uncle, said the family wasn't making any statements at this time.
"As of yesterday, they were holding up very well," Wilson said on The Early Show. "I think they're still in a state of shock, but they were doing fine."
Doug Billingsly and his family opened the 80-acre sanctuary in 1994. According to the sanctuary's Web site, the sanctuary has lions, leopards, bears, white tigers and even a liger, a rare cross between a lion and a tiger.
The Web site also says the sanctuary has an affiliated Animal Entertainment Productions, which trains animals for stage performances, movies, television shows and magic shows.
Billingsly didn't immediately return a phone call for comment.
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