They reached the lemur zone. A handler said she saw “something fast and tan” run past twenty minutes earlier. Jamie’s heart leapt. “Which way?” She pointed toward the east path. Jamie and the staff member turned and broke into a jog. “Please be okay,” Jamie whispered under his breath.
The east path forked near the old lion statue. Jamie chose right. A moment later, distant shouts and the unmistakable sound of rising panic drifted through the air. A scream. Then another. “What’s going on?” Jamie asked. The staff member raised her walkie. “Dispatch, something’s up near the big cats.”