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Tiger Mauls Female Zookeeper, 55, To Death In Front Of Horrified Visitors
Jul 5, 2020
A female Siberian tiger has mauled a female zookeeper to death at Zurich Zoo in front of horrified visitors.
The tiger, named Irina, attacked the zookeeper inside the big cat enclosure shortly after 1pm local time on Saturday, July 4.
Horrified sightseers raised the alarm after the attack began.
Staff members rushed to the 55-year-old’s aid and tried to resuscitate the zookeeper but “sadly all help came too late,” Zurich police spokeswoman Judith Hoedl said.
In a statement, a zoo spokesperson said “the zoo’s internal emergency centre received a message that an animal keeper in the tiger facility had been attacked by a Siberian tiger.
“A group of zookeepers immediately moved to the enclosure.
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“They succeeded in luring Irina away from the animal keeper, out of the facility and into the stable.
“Despite immediate resuscitation measures, the 55-year-old woman was unfortunately too late to help and died on the spot.”
They added: “How the tragic incident happened and why the animal keeper was in the enclosure at the same time as the tiger is now being examined by the public prosecutor, the police, and forensics.”
Zoo director Severin Dressen later told reporters: “Our full sympathy is with the relatives of the victim.”
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