She did have injuries to her mouth that caused quite a bit of bleeding. He was shot dead when he tried to attack a police officer. Legal Statement. Sylvester . She was able to respond to requests to move her foot. "She just had disfiguring injuries," he said. In fact, her face and scalp injuries were so extensive that all the blood obscured whatever parts were left. PICTURES: Chimp Victim Charla Nash (Warning Graphic Images) Not anymore. The true horror is hiding behind the yellow tape. St. James Davis after chimp attack Getty Images. "This was a beast taken out of his element and put into our world," Ackley said. "Her nose was still there. The chimp, Travis, who was shot and killed by police officers at the scene, was apparently a friendly fixture around the neighborhood. "It is a shame. It was a bloodbath. Nash's transfer to Cleveland likely is because of the clinic's expertise in facial reconstruction—not because doctors are considering a transplant right away, a leading surgeon said. The chimp, a 200-lb animal kept as a house pet, was named "Travis" and had appeared in television commercials when he was younger. As soon as the police arrived Travis walked to the police car and tried to get in, smashing a mirror before opening the driver's side door. Nash's hands were horribly disfigured, but still attached to her wrists. Nash denied she was Herold's employee. Travis [3] was a male common chimpanzee who, in February 2009, attacked and nearly killed a friend of his owner,[4] blinding her while severing several body parts and severely lacerating her face. Cleveland doctors have said it took several months to find a suitable donor for the face transplant Dr. Maria Siemionow performed in December. Chimp attack victim hospitalized in Boston after her body rejects face transplant nearly five years later. Herold ran a towing business out of the same home where she kept the animal. 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Medical workers found Nash, completely unrecognizable, face down Monday in friend Sandra Herold's driveway. The medics rolled Nash onto a stretcher and strapped her in. "Priority one is to stabilize her.". / CBS News. Groves said. The victim suffered extensive injuries, including severe facial mauling and loss of both hands. Police say Travis, seen here as a younger chimp, was like a child to his owner, Sandra Herold. In December, surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic completed the nation's first facial transplant, of an unidentified woman who suffered a traumatic injury several years ago. Now, Nash is blind, can't smell and must eat through a straw, she told Winfrey. [5] Market data provided by Factset. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. There was some disfigurement. 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