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Girl injured in wolf attack at wildlife park in Germany

An eight year old girl was seriously injured after being attacked by a wolf inside an enclosure at a German wildlife park on Wednesday.

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An eight year old girl suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a wolf inside an enclosure at the Johannismühle wildlife park in Brandenburg, south of Berlin, on Wednesday. BBC News World and RTE.ie both report that the child was inside the enclosure alongside two other children and a staff member when the incident occurred. [1][3]

Emergency services transported the child to a hospital by helicopter following the incident, BBC News World reported. The International Business Times, Singapore Edition reported that the child was left in critical condition after the attack. Police statements confirmed that no other individuals were injured during the event. [1][4]

Police have launched an ongoing investigation to determine the precise circumstances surrounding the incident in the town of Baruth/Mark, according to BBC News World. The wildlife park keeps grey and arctic wolves. The park has closed temporarily and plans to reopen on 2 November. [1]

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In short

  • An eight year old girl was seriously injured in a wolf attack at the Johannismühle wildlife park.
  • The child was inside the enclosure with a staff member and two other children.
  • The victim was flown to the hospital by helicopter after the attack.
  • Police have launched an investigation, and the park is closed until 2 November.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife parkBBC News World, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife parkBBC, 3h ago
  3. [3]Girl, 8, attacked by wolf in German wildlife parkRTE.ie, 8h ago
  4. [4]8-Year-Old Girl Mauled By Wolf While Inside Enclosure At German Wildlife Park; Child In Critical ConditionInternational Business Times, Singapore Edition, 7h ago

Background

  1. [5]List of wolf attacks on Wikipedia
  2. [6]Russian drone strike kills six at park in Ukraine north-east FTMQ World, 9d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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