ABSURD: Tiger Escapes During Photo Shoot In Packard Plant

Move aside, Paws, it looks like there’s a new tiger in town.

After a series of photos and videos surfaced on social media earlier today, sources with the Packard plant have confirmed that British photographer David Yarrow had brought a large tiger, two wolves, and a bobcat into the plant earlier today.

According to the about page on Yarrow’s website, “David has built an unrivalled reputation for capturing the beauty of the planet’s remote landscapes and endangered animals.”

I think this time the “Nikon ambassador” took it a bit too far. Detroit isn’t remote like South Sudan is, where Yarrow took a picture of Dinka cattle herders that sold for $60,000 per print.

#tigerwatch15

A video posted by Andy Didorosi (@thatdetroitandy) on Aug 17, 2015 at 10:20am PDT

In a terrifying turn of events, the tiger apparently escaped the photo shoot and was running loose in the plant, Detroit Police confirmed to Fox 2. To make matters worse, the crew allegedly did not acquire a permit to bring a tiger into the building, though the Yarrow camp has disputed this.

Police were notified and called to the situation after several Instagram photos of the animal in the rubble of defunct facility were posted.

#tigerwatch15 A video posted by Andy Didorosi (@thatdetroitandy) on Aug 17, 2015 at 10:07am PDT

After the security team notified plant management that the animals had been spotted, and were reported as loose, the shoot was quickly shut down and the animals were captured and returned to their cages. Andy Didorosi, a Detroiter who runs The Detroit Bus Company, posted a few shaky videos to his Instagram account, one of which clearly shows the tiger on a stairwell in the plant.

 

Hey all. Update: This wasn’t my situation, it was a British photographer that brought these animals here. I got a call to help after it was already out of hand because I was close and have tools – no tiger experience. The order from the handler was to motivate him downstairs towards the handlers. He wasn’t having it. I don’t support wild animals loose in our city without permission and strict control. This had neither. #tigerwatch15

A video posted by Andy Didorosi (@thatdetroitandy) on Aug 17, 2015 at 8:20am PDT

According to the Free Press, Andy got a phone call from a friend that he needed help getting a tiger out of a staircase, so he sprang into action bringing his weed whacker to motivate the tiger out of the staircase.

The plant was secured by 12:00pm and there is no further threat of dangerous wildlife.

Needless to say, the crew would not be receiving a refund for the shoot. Watch the full video here:

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