
The two brothers of Indian-origin, who survived the deadly Christmas Day tiger attack at a San Francisco zoo, had to wait for 30 minutes before security personnel called for help, their lawyer claimed.
A 350-pound Siberian Tigress had mauled Paul Dhaliwal 19 and Kulbir Dhaliwal 23 and killed their teenage friend Carlos Sousa Jr on December 25.
8220;They were out there for 30 to 35 minutes and nobody takes them seriously 8211; especially when there was blood. It8217;s incredible,8221; Attorney Mark Geragos said.
According to the brothers8217; account, as related by Geragos to the San Francisco Chronicle, they approached a cafe, 300 yards away, after the initial attack by the big cat at 4.30 pm.
Unable to find help at the cafe, which was nearing the closing time, the brothers spotted a woman security officer, but she appeared to be 8216;diffident8217; after hearing of the tiger attack, Geragos said.
According to the police records of that day, somebody from the cafe finally informed the emergency at 5.10.
However, it is unclear exactly when the brothers first attempted to notify people in the cafe about the attack, the report said.
The newly appointed spokesman for the zoo, Sam Singer, however, dismissed the claims saying the San Francisco Police Department is yet to complete its investigation.