A Queensland zoo reopened after a serious incident involving a lion attack that resulted in the owner's sister-in-law losing her arm. The attack happened in a restricted holding area designated for trained staff, shortly after cleaning activities concluded. The victim remains in stable condition and was saved by a keeper trained in first aid who applied a tourniquet. The zoo has never experienced an attack before, and the owner suggested the lioness was merely playing at the time of the incident, noting the lions’ good temperaments.
The attack took place in a holding enclosure, an area designated for trained staff only, just after cleaning of the main enclosure was completed.
Robinson credited a second keeper, well trained in first aid, with saving his sister-in-law's life by applying a tourniquet quickly after the attack.
Robinson stated that only staff were permitted in the restricted area and mentioned his sister-in-law had been allowed in that area for 20 years.
He explained that the lioness was believed to be merely playing during the incident, emphasizing that the zoo's lions have excellent temperaments and no prior incidents.
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