Zookeeper dies after being attacked by leopard, safari park says
Summary
A keeper at Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands died Tuesday after a leopard attacked her while she was caring for two Persian leopards. The park said it will launch an independent investigation to establish what happened.Key Facts
- The keeper was attacked in an indoor leopard enclosure at the park in the south of the Netherlands.
- The leopards were inside because of bad weather, and staff are usually kept away from them.
- The enclosure had no cameras, so the circumstances of the attack are unclear.
- The keeper suffered serious injuries to her head and neck and underwent emergency surgery before dying Tuesday.
- The park said she had worked there for nearly 40 years, with a few short interruptions.
- A park spokesperson told local media that the leopards were behaving naturally.
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