A Texas household acquired an enormous shock this week when a giraffe they had been feeding at a wildlife park misplaced its footing and crashed into their car’s windshield.
Kari Hill advised FOX 4 that she, her two teenage sons and her 1-year-old granddaughter had been parked in her car and had been feeding the giraffe via her sunroof at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas, on Thursday.
“We were laughing and loving it, until all of a sudden the giraffe appeared to lose his footing and fell onto the windshield of the car, and in the sunroof,” Hill advised the information station. “It went in slow motion as the windshield began to cave in on us and the giraffe’s body was coming in, and he was panicking with his limbs flailing.”
She added, “Glass shot everywhere, all over us. I was trying not to panic, but also trying to figure out how to get us out from under this giraffe and glass. Luckily, the giraffe regained his footing and ran off.”
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The giraffe fell on her windshield, Kari Hill mentioned. (Kari Hill )
She mentioned they had been coated in glass shards, however had been in a position to get out via the entrance seat and referred to as the middle’s emergency quantity.
Hill mentioned Fossil Rim provided her a free lunch however mentioned she must pay for the restore herself.
“What turned into a great family day, just cost me a huge car repair, and PTSD for us!!” she mentioned. “Could have turned tragic quickly. Luckily, it was just damage to the car.”
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It was onerous for the towing firm “as anyone, not to laugh” once they took her story to file the declare, “but they were professional,” she added.
Neither Hill’s household nor the giraffe had been harm through the incident, Hill and Fossil Rim confirmed.
“It’s an unfortunate situation and is the first time this has happened in the 11 years I’ve been here,” a spokesperson for Fossil Rim advised Fox News Digital. “We do have guided tours our guests can take that allows them to visit the park without having to drive their own vehicle.”
The spokesperson mentioned all visitors should signal a waiver that the park assumes no legal responsibility for any harm.
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