Nearly a year after being mauled by a tiger, illusionist Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy was evaluated at a hospital that specializes in spinal cord and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.
Dave Kirvin, a spokesman for Horn, declined to say how long Horn was expected to stay or what treatment he was receiving. Horn arrived at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., earlier this week and was being evaluated Thursday.
Horn was able to walk again in March, five months after being mauled by a 300-pound white tiger in Las Vegas. The tiger attacked him during a sold-out performance at The Mirage hotel-casino.
Horn's partner, German-born magician Siegfried Fischbacher, has downplayed Horn's injuries, describing the illusionist's wound as "a little punch hole" on the left side of his neck.
Fischbacher has said a stroke Horn suffered afterward resulted from blood pressure medication that sometimes made him feel faint.
MGM Mirage officials have said Horn has a long recovery ahead of him, and the duo's long-running show has been closed.
On the Net: www.siegfriedandroy.com/home/index.php