They managed to lure the Siberian tiger, named Irina, away from the female keeper but it was too late to save her, and she died from her injuries.
‘Sadly all the help came too late. The woman died at the scene,’ Zurich police spokeswoman Judith Hoedl said.Hoedl said an investigation has been launched into why the keeper was in the enclosure at the same time as the tiger.Irina was born in 2015 at a zoo in the Danish city of Odense and transferred to Zurich a year ago, according to Zurich’s zoo director Severin Dressen.
Visitors and colleagues who witnessed the attack are now receiving psychological counselling, he said.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
Wild animals do not belong in zoos.
When you keep an animal in a confined space, when they would have normally roamed vast spaces, freely, they might get a little pissed off.
Horrific! Poor woman. Reading that it sounds like the tiger is still alive? Is that safe now? I wonder what she was doing in the enclosure in the first place...
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Female zookeeper, 55, is killed by Siberian tiger at Swiss zooZoo Zurich said horrified visitors witnessed the attack on Saturday afternoon in which a 55-year-old zookeeper was killed by the tiger. Witnesses will reportedly receive counseling. If you want to keep wild animals in an enclosed area, you get what you deserve. Was she white or black? In every other story That is stressed I’m sorry this happened but please don’t hurt the tiger 🐯😭
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Female zookeeper, 55, is killed by Siberian tiger at Swiss zooZoo Zurich said horrified visitors witnessed the attack on Saturday afternoon in which a 55-year-old zookeeper was killed by the tiger. Witnesses will reportedly receive counseling. 😢😢😢
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Female zookeeper, 55, is killed by Siberian tiger at Swiss zooZoo Zurich said horrified visitors witnessed the attack on Saturday afternoon in which a 55-year-old zookeeper was killed by the tiger. Witnesses will reportedly receive counseling. Tigers gonna Tiger ! Hopefully the tiger won't pay the price for being a wild animal. Are these keepers forgetting what they’re actually dealing with? Been too many tragic mistakes recently. Wondering if they’re falling into a trap of thinking they’re best buds with these wild animals. That kind of connection is a very rare thing.
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Female zookeeper, 55, is killed by Siberian tiger at Swiss zooZoo Zurich said horrified visitors witnessed the attack on Saturday afternoon in which a 55-year-old zookeeper was killed by the tiger. Witnesses will reportedly receive counseling. Bad Kitty !!!! Wild animals belong to the jungle stop caging them and let nature take its way thats all i can say for now End zoos
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