Rhino kills zookeeper, injures another in Austrian zoo

Authorities said that the motive behind the Salzburg Zoo rhinoceros’ deadly attack on the zookeeper remains unclear.

SALZBURG: A rhinoceros attacked and killed one zookeeper and severely injured another in its enclosure in the Austrian city of Salzburg, authorities said today. The deadly attack occurred in the early hours of today morning when a keeper was carrying out routine tasks in the Salzburg Zoo’s rhino cage, police said in a statement.

“For reasons still unknown, a rhino attacked a 33-year-old woman zookeeper”, who succumbed to her injuries on the spot, authorities said. In an attempt to scare the animal away, another keeper, “a 34-year-old Austrian man, was also attacked…and seriously injured,” police added.The attack, in which the keeper was probably trampled to death, happened shortly before 7am local time, according to the Austrian news agency APA.Situated in the gardens of the Hellbrunn Palace, the Salzburg Zoo houses 1,500 animals and attracts over 400,000 visitors per year.

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