Monday, April 13, 2009

Polar bear attacks woman at Berlin Zoo


Polar bear attacks woman at Berlin Zoo - CNN.com: "BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A polar bear attacked a woman at Berlin Zoo Friday afternoon after she climbed a fence and jumped into its habitat during feeding time, police said Saturday.
The bear attacks the woman during feeding time.

One adult polar bit her several times after she plunged into the moat, police said.

Zoo workers tossed rescue rings toward the woman to hoist her out and distract polar bears swimming nearby, said Goerg Gebhard, a Berlin police officer.

At one point the woman fell back into the water and was grabbed by a bear before she was eventually hoisted to safety.

'They saved her life,' Gebhard told CNN.

The woman was severely injured and was being treated at a hospital, police said."

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