A customer at the zoo found herself in the safari zone closed to pedestrians. Severely bitten, she was taken to hospital in absolute emergency.
A 37-year-old woman was seriously injured on Sunday after being bitten by wolves at the Thoiry zoo (Yvelines) in an area prohibited to pedestrians, we learned from a source close to the case and from the public prosecutor. of Versailles.
The events took place around 9:00 a.m. this Sunday, June 23 morning, said the source close to the case, confirming information from the Parisian.
The victim was injured “on the neck, calf and back”, she detailed to AFP. The victim was transported to hospital in absolute emergency, added the public prosecutor of Versailles, Maryvonne Caillibotte.
Going for a run
According to initial information, the victim, who had spent the night with family in hotel accommodation in the park, had gone jogging.
“Undoubtedly at this stage, she found herself in the safari area, which is in principle reserved for cars. This is where she was attacked by three wolves”detailed the prosecutor. “I am not able to say if it was she who made a mistake or if the marking was not well done”added the magistrate.
Caregivers are “intervened very quickly”indicated Ms. Caillibotte. “The animals were put aside, then reintegrated”she said again.
The source close to the case initially indicated that the victim had “penetrated into an enclosure”, in “crossing two security systems, a ditch and an electrical device, intended to prevent animals from getting out”.
An investigation was opened for intentional injury and was entrusted to the Mantes-la-Jolie Research Brigade. The Thoiry zoo was created in 1968 by the Count of La Panouse, who sold the zoological activity to a group of investors in 2018.
