Polar bear attacks woman at Berlin zoo

A woman was rescued from polar bears at Berlin zoo after jumping in to their
enclosure and being attacked by one of them.

The woman suffered serious injuries after being bitten on her arms and legs Photo: WENN

The woman repeatedly fell into the water as she was bitten on her arms and
legs. A witness says that as the zoo staff tried to get her out, the polar bears
pulled her back as if playing a game.

Zoo keepers used long sticks to push the bears away and tossed meat into the
enclosure to distract them. Once the woman was rescued she was treated at the
scene and taken to hospital.

An empty box of a life belt is seen next to the polar bear
enclosure at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Friday, April 10, 2009.
Police say a woman jumped into the polar bear enclosure and
was bitten several times on her arms and legs by one of the
four older polar bears in the enclosure. The woman was not
bitten by the famous Knut, who took Germany by storm as a
cub after he was hand-raised by a keeper.
(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)