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A lion attacks a woman in an Australian zoo, severely injuring her arm
DARLING DOWNS ZOO, PILTON, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, JUL 6 – A female handler was severely injured while cleaning the lion enclosure, with Workplace Health Safety Queensland investigating the incident, officials said.
- On the morning of Sunday, 6 July 2025, a woman in her 50s sustained serious injuries to her arm after being bitten by a large cat at Darling Downs Zoo in Pilton, Queensland, and was flown to hospital for treatment.
- The incident took place at a small countryside zoo celebrating its 20th year of operation last month, which is owned by Steve and Stephanie Robinson and is home to lions, tigers, and leopards.
- Emergency services responded at approximately 8:30 a.m., and officials from the state’s occupational safety agency are currently on site conducting investigations. The zoo will remain closed throughout the day due to unexpected events.
- The zoo recently promoted supervised encounters with its lionesses, with all funds raised going to expand a lion complex catering to their growing lion family.
- The zoo declined to comment further on the incident, and no information has been released about which specific animal was involved in the attack.
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Woman Loses Arm in Lion Attack at Australian Zoo
A woman lost an arm after she was attacked by a lion at an Australian zoo. The incident took place Sunday at around 8.20 a.m. at the Darling Downs Zoo near Toowoomba in Queensland, according to the New York Post. The woman in her 50s was watching zookeepers caring for the lion, according to a statement by the zoo. "This morning, a much-loved member of our family was watching keepers working in the carnivore precinct," the statement read. The wom…
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