Oct 15, 2009 9:53 am US/Eastern
Strong Winds Damage Lucy The Elephant
MARGATE, N.J. (AP) ―
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Lucy the Elephant (file)
CBS 3
Wind has caused at least $45,000 in damage to the world's biggest elephant.
Lucy the Elephant has stood 65 feet tall as a Jersey shore landmark in Margate since 1881.
Strong winds last month uprooted a tent that struck the elephant's butt, damaging 86 tin panels and it's 14-foot-long tail.
Executive director Rich Helfant says the tourist attraction's insurance has a $25,000 deductible for wind damage.
The tail has been bandaged while officials look for ways to make repairs.
The 128-year-old elephant was built by a real estate developer.
Information from: The Press of Atlantic City,
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com
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