MANITOWOC, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Manitowoc woman is still hospitalized in good condition, after a bear bit off her fingers at the city zoo. Police said 47-year-old Tracy Weiler and her boyfriend went past some barriers at a cage, and she tried to feed one of the 2 Asiatic black bears. Officials say they’ll decide soon whether to seek charges. Weiler lost an entire thumb and an index finger on one of her hands – and she lost parts of her middle and ring fingers.
Her 51-year-old boyfriend was bit when he tried to get the bear’s mouth away from Weiler’s hand. He was treated at a hospital and released on the same day of the incident last Friday. Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels said alcohol was a factor. Police have not yet released the victims’ blood alcohol contents. Officials say the bears will not be euthanized.
