US / tigers Police Logs Detail Chaotic Response to Escaped Tiger Skeptical first report slowed response By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff Posted Dec 29, 2007 10:30 AM CST Copied Tatiana, a female Siberian tiger that killed one person and injured two others, is seen in the lion house at the San Francisco Zoo in this Sept. 6, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Kurt Rogers, File) (Associated Press) The first chaotic hour after an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo killed a 17-year-old man on Christmas is revealed in riveting detail in the transcript of the police log released by authorities yesterday. The report shows that zoo employees first thought the injured man who reported the escaped Siberian tiger was crazy, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, perhaps slowing the urgency of the police response. story continues belowLuxe TexturesOur new collection embraces luxe texture and color in rich velvet, mesh, and denim.Johnny WasShop NowUndoTropical Dreams Come True in Punta Cana!Punta Cana: Sip, Savor, and Indulge! All is Included!RIU HotelsBook NowUndoHow to deal with a mice infestation in an old carHow do you deal with mice living in your old car? Do you need to evict mice squatting in your old car?PeddleLearn MoreUndo The first 911 call, from a cafeteria worker who reported seeing a "very agitated" man outside the cafe, which was locked, screaming that he'd been bitten by a tiger. A second dispatcher's report said "Zoo personnel dispatch now say there are two males who the zoo thinks ... are 800 [code for mentally disturbed] and making something up ... but one is in fact bleeding from the back of the head." Police and fire crews were also stopped at the gate for several minutes by zoo security in lock-down mode, the report shows. (More tigers stories.) Report an error