SHERWOOD, Ore. (KOIN) - A 36-year-old Portland woman died after being bitten and attacked by a big cat at the WildCat Haven Sanctuary.
Renee Radziwon served as an animal care technician at the sanctuary, and studied at Portland State University. She was dead by the time first-responders arrived at the scene.
Clackamas County Deputy Mark Nikolai told KOIN 6 News Sunday afternoon the cat has been identified as a cougar. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website, "problem cougars that pose a risk to humans, pets or livestock will be humanely euthanized." It is unclear if the sanctuary is regulated by ODFW's wildlife policies. KOIN 6 News is checking with appropriate authorities to find out what the next step could be.
Both Clackamas County deputies and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue personnel were called to WildCat Haven around 7 p.m. Saturday. The sanctuary is in the 31000 block of Heater Road in Sherwood, Ore.
"The initial report was an employee had been gravely injured on the job," authorities reported in a news release. "Once on scene, it was confirmed the employee was deceased."
In tributes to Radziwon on social media, her family asks others to pass along to her daughter what an amazing, wonderful, giving person Radziwon was. Based on her Facebook images, Radziwon had a new baby girl.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is working with the Clackamas County Medical Examiner on this investigation.
WildCat Haven is a no-kill, last hope sanctuary for cougars, tigers, bobcats and other big, wild cats. As of this summer, there were 67 animals at the sanctuary.
Some of those animals have a history of abuse and neglect and were rescued into the sanctuary after being discovered in sometimes deplorable conditions.
The local sanctuary founded by Cheryl and Mike Tuller currently sits on less than eight acres of land in Sherwood. That will change in less than a year when they move into a home 10 times larger -- 82 acres -- about 40 miles south.
Last year the sanctuary rescued two Bengal tigers, Nora and Katie, from their life in Ohio. At WildCat Haven they have more space and a natural setting.
The sheriff's office said there are no reports of the wild animals getting loose from the sanctuary and no immediate threat to the public at large.
Note: TVF&R originally reported the woman's age at 35 years old. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s office amended that age to 36 Sunday, in conjunction with Radziwon's identification.
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Renee Radziwon served as an animal care technician at the sanctuary, and studied at Portland State University. She was dead by the time first-responders arrived at the scene.
Clackamas County Deputy Mark Nikolai told KOIN 6 News Sunday afternoon the cat has been identified as a cougar. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website, "problem cougars that pose a risk to humans, pets or livestock will be humanely euthanized." It is unclear if the sanctuary is regulated by ODFW's wildlife policies. KOIN 6 News is checking with appropriate authorities to find out what the next step could be.
Both Clackamas County deputies and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue personnel were called to WildCat Haven around 7 p.m. Saturday. The sanctuary is in the 31000 block of Heater Road in Sherwood, Ore.
"The initial report was an employee had been gravely injured on the job," authorities reported in a news release. "Once on scene, it was confirmed the employee was deceased."
In tributes to Radziwon on social media, her family asks others to pass along to her daughter what an amazing, wonderful, giving person Radziwon was. Based on her Facebook images, Radziwon had a new baby girl.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is working with the Clackamas County Medical Examiner on this investigation.
WildCat Haven is a no-kill, last hope sanctuary for cougars, tigers, bobcats and other big, wild cats. As of this summer, there were 67 animals at the sanctuary.
Some of those animals have a history of abuse and neglect and were rescued into the sanctuary after being discovered in sometimes deplorable conditions.
The local sanctuary founded by Cheryl and Mike Tuller currently sits on less than eight acres of land in Sherwood. That will change in less than a year when they move into a home 10 times larger -- 82 acres -- about 40 miles south.
Last year the sanctuary rescued two Bengal tigers, Nora and Katie, from their life in Ohio. At WildCat Haven they have more space and a natural setting.
The sheriff's office said there are no reports of the wild animals getting loose from the sanctuary and no immediate threat to the public at large.
Note: TVF&R originally reported the woman's age at 35 years old. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s office amended that age to 36 Sunday, in conjunction with Radziwon's identification.
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