UPDATE ON WILKES BARRE TRAGEDY

Posted: 6:22 PMUpdated: 7:42 PM
UPDATE: Report: Circus trainer killed
UPDATE: 7:37 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre police Lt. Steve Olshefski confirmed that an animal groomerat the Irem Shrime Circus at the 109th Field Armory was killed by the show's elephant, Dumbo, Friday evening sometime before the 7:15performance. He was unable to provide neither the groomer's name nor details of what happened.
Olshefski said the investigation has been turned over to the the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which had investigators on the scene.
Dumbo, an African elephant, is the only elephant in the show's entourage. The 7:15 p.m. performance went on as planned, but Dumbo did not participate, a circus spokesman said.
Luzerne County Coroner John Corcoran was also investigating the death. He was unavailable for comment.