Ireland
16-year-old attacked by tiger in Dublin Zoo
Wednesday, 12 July 2006 19:52
A 16-year-old girl is being treated in hospital for injuries she received after being attacked by a tiger at Dublin Zoo yesterday afternoon.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio, the director of Dublin Zoo, Leo Oosterweghel, said the girl and a man scaled two fences, one of which was 2m high, to reach the Siberian tiger enclosure.
The girl then put her hand through the wire mesh of a third protective fence.
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The tiger ripped into her limb causing significant injury. She is now said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
Audio & Video
- Morning Ireland: Leo Oosterweghel, Director of Dublin Zoo, explains how the incident seems to have happened
- Morning Ireland: Damien Dawson from Carlow describes the incident he witnessed in the zoo yesterday
- Six One News: Teresa Mannion reports on the assurances from Dublin Zoo's director of high safety standards at the zoo a day after a teenage girl was mauled by a tiger at the zoo
- One News: Teresa Mannion reports on injuries to a young woman following an incident at Dublin Zoo
