"The parents both walked about 25ft to 30ft away from the child to a seating area with benches and appeared to be paying attention to their cellphones when they noticed what was happening."
"The child went through a small opening in a wooden barrier perimeter fence and entered a restricted area near the wolf exhibit, the Derry Township police said."
"From the injuries sustained, it appears as though one of the wolves in the enclosure instinctively and naturally grabbed on to the child's hand with its mouth."
"Research has suggested that children's safety needs were more often at risk when parents used their phones than when other factors competed for their attention."
A toddler was injured at ZooAmerica in Hersheypark after squeezing through a fence near a wolf enclosure. The parents, distracted by their cellphones, were about 25 to 30 feet away when the incident occurred. The child accessed a restricted area and was hurt after making contact with a wolf. Bystanders intervened to help the child. The parents, a 43-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man, were charged with endangering the welfare of children. Police emphasized the importance of parental supervision in such environments.
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