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Roy Horn Leaves Nevada for Rehabilitation After Attack29 October 2003LAS VEGAS – As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal: ``Injured illusionist Roy Horn was transferred from the University Medical Center Trauma Center to another medical facility Tuesday. ``Hospital officials and a spokesman for Siegfried & Roy declined to specify where Horn is being treated. However, three sources said the 59-year-old magician was taken to a rehabilitation center at the University of California, Los Angeles. ``Officials declined to say why Horn was transferred from UMC, where he had been treated since he was mauled by a tiger during an Oct. 3 performance of Siegfried & Roy at The Mirage. ``UCLA offers several rehabilitation and speciality centers, including one for stroke victims. The UCLA Stroke Center was one of the nation's first facilities dedicated to taking care of stroke victims. ``…The Review-Journal has previously reported that Horn suffered a stroke after being bitten in the neck by Montecore, a 7-year-old white tiger who weighs about 380 pounds …" |