Trained female tiger handler attacked by tiger at Australian amusement park

Trained female tiger handler attacked by tiger at Australian amusement park

A woman has been hospitalised after a tiger mauled her while she was working at Australia’s largest amusement park, Dreamworld, local media reported on Monday.

The woman was taken to the hospital in a stable condition with injuries to her arm.

A woman has been hospitalised after a tiger mauled her while she was working at Australia’s largest amusement park, Dreamworld, local media reported on Monday.

Australian news agency AAP said the woman, a trained animal handler, was taken to hospital in a stable condition with injuries to her arm.

“Dreamworld acknowledges an incident involving one of the park’s tigers and a trained tiger handler,” a theme park spokesperson told AAP.

“This was an isolated and rare incident, and we will conduct a thorough review accordingly.”
Dreamworld is home to nine Sumatran and Bengal tigers on the Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland.

 

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