A tiger keeper was attacked by a big cat at a Gold Coast theme park and is in hospital with an injured arm, paramedics say.
A Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokesman said paramedics transported a woman with “multiple lacerations to her arm” from Dreamworld to Gold Coast University Hospital after an “incident involving a tiger” about 9am on Monday.
“An incident occurred between one of the park's tigers and a trained tiger handler,” a Dreamworld spokesman said.
“Dreamworld's immediate focus is on supporting our team members,” a spokesman said.
“This is an isolated and rare incident and we will conduct a thorough investigation accordingly.”
The woman, in her 30s, is in stable condition.
Dreamworld's Tiger Island opened nearly 30 years ago as one of only two interactive tiger exhibits in the world and is home to Sumatran and Bengal tigers.
The tiger show is held twice a day, and visitors can enjoy the show. [they] These include “gliding through the water” and “being amazed by their strength and raw power during feeding time.”
The Courier-Mail reported in 2022 that one of Tiger Island's most senior handlers Injured in the incident.
Visitors to Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast have also witnessed tiger trainers mistreating tigers. In 2013, a trainer He suffered a compressed carotid artery, damage to his jugular vein, paralysis of the left side of his larynx, and nerve damage to his left eye. In 2016, another zookeeper suffered injuries to his wrist and forehead after the tiger bit him on the neck after becoming “overly excited.” Incident with “enraged” tiger.
