ɡɚɹˈɪlə kˈiːpɚ mˈɛɹi kˈɛɹ, hˌuː hɐdbɪn kˈɛɹɪŋ fɔːɹ pˈoʊɡoʊ sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, fˈaʊnd hɜː dˈɛd ɔnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌv mˈeɪ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, wɪð hɜː fˈeɪvɚɹᵻt dˈɑːl baɪ hɜː sˈaɪd, ænd ðə stˈɛmz fɹʌm tˈuː bˈʌntʃᵻz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪps ʃiː hæd ˈiːʔn̩ ðə nˈaɪt bᵻfˈoːɹ.
Gorilla keeper Mary Kerr, who had been caring for Pogo since 1981, found her dead on the morning of May 24, with her favorite doll by her side, and the stems from two bunches of grapes she had eaten the night before.