5-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Gorilla Enclosure In Front Of Helpless Crowd

In 1991, a 5-year-old boy was at a gorilla pit in an England zoo.

Intrigued by the animal, Levan Merritt leaned over the wall directly above the enclosure. And then, he leaned a little too far. Like Humpty Dumpty, the child had a great fall, one that could have been deadly and could have been met with more deadly results.

Merritt fell more than 20 feet and hit his head on the ground below, knocking him unconscious. At this point, the real horror began. A bystander happened to be near with a video camera.

The man captured the whole shocking story on camera, one that involved a huge 450-pound gorilla.

The solitary Silver Back Gorilla who was contained in the enclosure sauntered over for a closer look. The animal could have gotten aggressive or it could have become territorial. Instead, it was simply curious. The animal hovers over the child for a few moments and then walks away. When the boy regained consciousness, he was disoriented but alive and well.

At this point, a few heroes jumped into the enclosure to ensure all was fine, but the most shocking part of this story is how at ease the animal was.

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[Featured Image: The Urban Gorilla]

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