The child was held by his mother when he slipped and fell between 10 and 12ft into the pit on Saturday around 3pm at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo . He was rescued by his parents before emergency responders arrived on the scene ; he suffered from minor bruises and bumps . A spokesman for the zoo said that a team of zookeepers had been called to investigate after receiving reports about an incident involving a young boy who fell through a hole in a wall while playing with Zoo plans to press child endangerment charges .
The child was held by his mother when he slipped and fell between 10 and 12ft into the pit on Saturday around 3pm at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo . He was rescued by his parents before emergency responders arrived on the scene ; he suffered from minor bruises and bumps . The cheetahs seemed to ignore the boy and his parents while in the pit . Zoo plans to press child endangerment charges .