Jogger attacked in Thoiry: the day before she allegedly tried to enter a wolf enclosure with her baby

[INFO 78-] The jogger, attacked by wolves in the Thoiry zoological reserve (Yvelines), was interviewed by the gendarmerie on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 26, 2024. For the time being, little has been revealed from this interview. The victim struggles to speak out loud. She mainly wrote down her longest answers.

Aged 37, this executive from a large company had come from Paris to spend the weekend with her mother and her 22-month-old son. She wanted to benefit from a loudge, secure accommodation in the heart of the reserve, but with a window allowing her to see the wild animals up close.

The Saturday Night Incident

The 78- editorial team has taken note of several elements which appear in the file and which are currently being verified. Including the story of an incident that occurred on the Saturday evening of his arrival.

“A witness claims that she wanted to go to another enclosure where there are wolves. With her child in her arms. She was caught by zoo staff. »

The next morning, she asked an employee if the wolves were on the loose. The person replied that at 7:15 a.m., the wolves were still in their enclosure. And it was two hours later, around 9 a.m., that the client decided to go running; before his scheduled departure at 10 a.m. She therefore passed the warning signs but also the protection systems, in particular the plates and the electrical cables. With headphones on, she started jogging when the wolves spotted her.

She files a complaint

What happens next is almost a miracle. Since the three canines bit the calf, punctured a lung and attacked the throat, responding to their predatory instinct. His cries alerted a trainer who scared the animals away and provided first aid. Today, the thirty-year-old seems out of danger, despite the seriousness of her injuries. This Thursday, June 27, her lawyer indicated that she was going to file a complaint for breaches of a security obligation on the part of the zoo, as reported by Le Parisien. Our colleagues explain that after passing the warning sign she immediately saw a bear then a wolf. Then the tragedy happened. She would not have seen a particular report of a vital danger.

Internal investigation, judicial investigation

Thoiry has opened an internal investigation to understand what happened. The Versailles prosecutor’s office too, and very officially for involuntary injuries. “How could she have gotten this far? Did she ignore the instructions or are these same instructions insufficient? Are responsibilities shared? The prosecution must study all of this,” says the public prosecutor, Maryvonne Caillibotte.

And to clarify.

“Some testimonies are contradictory. My job is to collect everyone’s words, concrete and technical elements and analyze them. It is only afterwards, with hindsight and the necessary and essential calm, that a decision will be made. By decision, I mean the direction of the case and possible prosecutions. »

The relationship with the savage in question

The event is not without raising questions on social networks about the relationship that certain people can have with wild animals. “I have been told that visitors have already been seen getting out of the car in this same enclosure where there are bears to go take a selfie and publish it on social networks,” specifies our source. “Some people don’t understand how dangerous such a thing is. Even in captivity, bears or wolves retain their predatory instinct. They can attack at any time. »

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