A child is in critical condition after being mauled by a wolf at a German wildlife park.
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The eight-year-old girl was attacked by the animal at the popular Johannismühle wildlife park in Brandenburg on Wednesday morning, according to German newspaper Bild.
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Emergency services were at the scene this morning, and a rescue helicopter was deployed from Berlin to airlift the child to a trauma centre in Marzahn.
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It is unclear as to why the child was inside the enclosure, but the attack happened before the park had opened.
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She is believed to have been part of a special programme where visitors can pretend to be zookeepers and feed animals, Bild reports.
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A local police spokesperson confirmed that cops received reports of an animal attack at 9.30am, but did not specify what kind of animal was involved.
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'We received information this morning at 9:30am that a child in the Baruth area was allegedly attacked and injured by one or more animals.
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'A rescue helicopter landed there.
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Investigators are on site,' the spokesperson said.
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A child was attacked by a wolf in Germany's Johannismühle wildlife park
The park, which s home to wolves, birds and wildcats, was closed today (file image)
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The child is understood to have suffered a severe head injury.
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Distressed staff are understood to have received emotional support from emergency teams this morning.
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The wildlife park is located 28 miles from Berlin and is home to grey and polar wolves, as well as birds, deer and wildcats.
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The park was closed today following the incident.
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News of an animal attack at a wildlife park comes after a Dutch zookeeper died on Tuesday, days after being mauled by a leopard.
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The woman, who has not been named but was in her 50s, was attacked while caring for two Persian leopards at Safaripark Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek on Saturday morning.
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It is unclear how the event developed as there are no cameras inside the enclosure.
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Colleagues reportedly found the woman after hearing her crying out for help over her walkie-talkie.
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She was airlifted to hospital with severe head and neck injuries and underwent emergency surgery.
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An independent investigation will be launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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And earlier this month, a man died after he entered a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
William Chapman was mauled to death by tiger Altai after climbing two fences and entering the enclosure on October 10.
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Following a post-mortem, his provisional cause of death was listed as 'multiple traumatic injuries' after his encounter with the tiger.
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An inquest opening into his death heard that Mr Chapman had a history of mental illness, a diagnosis of schizophrenia and had suffered bouts of psychosis.
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It comes after William Chapman (pictured) died earlier this month after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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His family have expressed a number of concerns in relation to his contact with mental health services leading up to his death,' the coroner's officer Caitlin Brookes said.
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At the time of his death, the 24-year-old self-employed online trader was under the care of Doncaster Mental Health Services but was 'highly functioning and independent with no care requirements', the inquest heard.
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Ms Brookes said the Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust had launched an investigation following Mr Chapman's death.
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The City of Doncaster Council, the licensing authority for the zoo, has launched a health and safety probe, while South Yorkshire Police also investigate the matter.
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