Zookeeper escapes terrifying lion attack in Germany

It was almost a cat astrophic.

A lion fell on a zookeeper in Germany on Sunday – and she managed to escape the terrifying attack without major injuries, authorities said.

The unidentified 25-year-old woman, who works at the Osnabrück Zoo in Berlin, was cleaning the big cat’s cage around noon when he approached her, police said.

She was hospitalized but not considered seriously injured, police said.

Osnabrück Zoo
A zookeeper was attacked by a lion at the Osnabrück Zoo.
Osnabrück Zoo

No other details about the wild attack were immediately available on Sunday.

The zoo, which has been closed to the public due to coronavirus lockdown measures, could not be reached for comment.

With pole wires

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