Horror in Germany: Wolf attacks 8-year-old girl at zoo
A rare incident in Germany: An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a wolf at a zoo south of Berlin and was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries. A handler intervened and prevented an attack on two additional girls. The zoo was closed and an investigation was opened.
An 8-year-old girl was attacked yesterday (Wednesday) by at least one wolf inside an enclosure at a zoo in Germany and suffered serious injuries. The attack occurred during a special children's event at the Johannismühle wildlife park, south of Berlin. A zoo handler intervened and prevented the wolves from attacking two other girls who were in the Arctic wolf enclosure. The injured girl was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital. The zoo was closed to visitors until further notice, and an investigation was opened to clarify the circumstances of the incident. The article notes that earlier this year, a wolf bit a woman in a shopping area in Hamburg, in the first such attack since wolves returned to Germany in 1998.