Polar Bear Attack at Berlin Zoo Leaves Woman Injured

A polar bear at Berlin Zoo attacked a woman after she climbed over a fence and jumped into a pond in the animal’s enclosure. According to reports, a woman, who has not been identified, plunged into the pond during feeding time and began “enthusiastically” swimming towards the bears.

One adult polar bear bit her several times. Zoo workers tossed rescue rings to the woman and attempted to hoist her out of the moat. Other workers attempted to distract the bears swimming nearby. At one point, the woman fell from a rope and back in the water. A bear bit her as workers tried to hoist her back up.

“They saved her life,” Berlin police officer Goerg Gebhard says of the zoo workers.

It is unclear why the woman jumped in to the enclosure. She was issued a citation for trespassing. She is being treated at a nearby hospital for severe injuries.

The Berlin Zoo is known for their polar bear, Knut. Knut became famous after his birth in December 2006 as he was the first polar bear to be born there in over 30 years.

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