A mother is accused of dangling her 2-year-old son over a cheetah exhibit at an Ohio zoo on Saturday, causing him to fall into the pit below.
Witnesses at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo said the mother was holding her toddler - and another child - over the railing when the boy slipped and fell 10 feet into the cheetah pit below, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Both parents leaped into the exhibit and rescued their son, zoo officials said. The boy was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center where he was treated for bumps and bruises, Cleveland Fire Department spokesman Larry Gray said.
Zoo officials said the cheetahs did not harm or approach the child or the parents during the incident, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
Cleveland Metroparks is seeking charges against the mother for child endangerment.
