-Second visitor falls in exhibit during cheetah demonstration at Columbus Zoo

Zoo emergency personnel responded and took the guest to a local hospital. He was conscious and alert, the zoo said on its Facebook page.

The zoo did not identify the guest or which hospital where he was taken.

Adrienne, a three-and-a-half-year-old cheetah, was with her trainer in the Watering Hole in the Heart of Africa when the man fell, the zoo said.

Adrienne noticed the guest as he called for help, but she stayed with her trainer and was immediately secured behind the scenes, according to the zoo. That allowed zoo staff and emergency responders to help the man.

The guest was actually the second person to go beyond the protective barrier in the area Thursday.

During an introduction of the Cheetah Run in the Heart of Africa, a zoo team member noticed a teenaged guest in a nearby tree located behind a protective barrier in the center area of the boardwalk. The team member told the guest to get out of the tree.

At that time, several witnesses and staff say they saw the second guest climb on top of the 42-inch-high handrail when he fell.

The zoo declined to respond to inquiries from local media.