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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. “This is a young animal that so far has behaved entirely naturally as a tiger does," Dressen added. Rescue crews were unable to save the woman, who died on the spot. Blick TV in Switzerland quoted one horrified eyewitness who said that it took about eight to nine minutes for help from the zoo staff to arrive. The zoo in Switzerland’s biggest city says a 55-year-old keeper was killed on Saturday by one of the park’s Siberian tigers. First published on July 6, 2020 / 6:44 AM. A SIBERIAN tiger "grabbed a female keeper by the neck" and killed her in front of shocked visitors, including a child, say eyewitnesses. No. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Horrified visitors raised the alarm after seeing the tiger attack the female keeper inside the big cat enclosure shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, prompting staff members to rush to her aid. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. ZURICH (REUTERS) - A female tiger attacked and killed a 55-year-old zookeeper at Zurich's zoo on Saturday (July 4), authorities said. "Sadly all help came too late. Visitors and colleagues who witnessed the attack were receiving psychological counseling, he said. But a log-in is still required for our PDFs. In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content, Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months*. Irina was born in 2015 at a zoo in the Danish city of Odense and transferred to Zurich a year ago, according to Dressen. A female Siberian tiger on Saturday attacked and killed a 55-year-old zookeeper at Zoo Zurich, police and zoo officials said. Until we resolve the issues, subscribers need not log in to access ST Digital articles. We have been experiencing some problems with subscriber log-ins and apologise for the inconvenience caused. In a statement released Sunday, the zoo called the incident "highly tragic" but said there would be "no consequences" for the tiger. You have reached your limit of subscriber-only articles this month. Zoo Zurich said an internal … A zoo keeper in Switzerland died after she was attacked by a Siberian tiger as visitors looked on in horror Saturday. "Despite immediate resuscitation measures, the 55-year-old woman was unfortunately too late to help and died on the spot. A Siberian tiger is seen in its enclosure at a zoo in Vienna, Austria, on May 31, 2020. 198402868E. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. ", They added: "How the tragic incident happened and why the animal keeper was in the enclosure at the same time as the tiger is now being examined by the public prosecutor, the police, and forensics.
Get unlimited access to The Straits Times and more at S$ 0.99/month. They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Witnesses to the incident and zoo staff were receiving counselling. BBC News reports this is not the first attack at the zoo. A park visitor reported the attack and zoo staff lured the five-year-old tiger named Irina away from the victim and into a stall, police and the zoo said. Last December, a crocodile at the zoo had to be shot after it bit the hand of a keeper and would not release its grip. The woman died at the scene," Zurich police spokeswoman Judith Hoedl said. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). ZURICH (REUTERS) - A female Siberian tiger attacked and killed a 55-year-old zookeeper at Zurich's zoo on Saturday (July 4), the authorities said. A 55-year-old keeper at Zurich's zoo was killed by one of the park's Siberian tigers, officials in the Swiss city said. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Share gift link below with your friends and family. You can read this subscriber-only article in full, All done!