MELBOURNE, Australia — A tiger bit an animal handler on the arm Monday at an Australian amusement park, officers mentioned.
The lady was taken by ambulance from Dreamworld in Coomera in Queensland state to the Gold Coast College Hospital in steady situation, Queensland Ambulance Service director Justin Payne mentioned.
Workers managed the bleeding as an ambulance was known as to Dreamworld simply earlier than 9 a.m., Payne mentioned. The amusement park opens to the general public at 10 a.m.
“We had been suggested that at that location a 47-year-old feminine, an skilled handler, had been bitten by one of many tigers,” Payne mentioned.
“The affected person clearly had obtained some critical lacerations and puncture wounds from the animal. She was fairly pale and feeling unwell, however typically properly,” Payne added.
Dreamworld says on its website that it has 9 Sumatran and Bengal tigers at its Tiger Island exhibit.
The amusement park, which has rides in addition to animal displays, described the assault in a press release as an “remoted and uncommon incident” that may be investigated.
