In Austria, a rhinoceros killed a zoo employee and seriously injured her husband (5 photos)

At the Salzburg Zoo, a 1.8-ton rhinoceros named Yeti attacked for a 33-year-old woman. The tragedy occurred during the morning round, when caretakers feed the animals and clean the enclosures. Husband of the deceased tried to drive away the rhinoceros, but was also injured.





"We don't know exactly how this happened," the director said. Zoo Sabine Grebner, adding that the employee suffered chest injuries cells.

The deceased German woman was from Bavaria, she specialized on rhinoceroses. Her 34-year-old husband was engaged in feeding animals.



Trying to scare the animal away, the man was attacked by the same rhinoceros and seriously injured. The victim was hospitalized and is currently his life is not in danger at this point.



Graebner confirmed that the rhinoceros, nicknamed Yeti, is female, and added that all rhinoceroses have been living in the zoo for a long time and peacefully reacted to the caretakers up to this point.

In a statement, Salzburg police said the animal attacked the woman “for as yet unknown reasons.”

According to some reports, the attack occurred at a time when the caretaker wanted to apply repellent to the Yeti insects The woman died on the spot from her injuries.





Salzburg Zoo, located in the gardens of Hellbrunn Palace, houses 1,500 animals and attracts more than 400 thousand visitors a year.