World · Fatal leopard attackHilvarenbeek leopard attack: Keeper dies three days after being mauledAired October 28, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTCWritten October 28, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A leopard fatally wounded a keeper who had worked with the animals for eight years.0:11She died three days after the attack at Beeksaburgen Safari Park, leaving colleagues0:15mourning a longtime co-worker.0:16Investigators are trying to find out how she and the Leopards came to share an0:20enclosure.0:21Beekseburgen Safari Park is in Hilvernbeek in the Southern Netherlands.0:24The keeper was attacked on Saturday, October twenty-four.0:27She died on Tuesday, October twenty-seven.0:29After emergency surgery and several days in hospital, she suffered serious injuries0:33to her head and neck while working inside the enclosure.0:36Despite those wounds, she managed to alert colleagues over a walkie-talkie.0:40They heard her calling for help and rushed to her.0:42An ambulance and a trauma helicopter were dispatched to the park at around eleven on0:46Saturday morning.0:47The keeper was taken to hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery that day.0:51She survived Saturday night, but her condition deteriorated on Sunday.0:55She was being kept asleep and wasn't responsive.0:57By Monday, the park said her chance of recovery was very small and didn't expect her1:01to survive.1:02She died on Tuesday morning.1:03Earlier on Tuesday, she was still critically ill.1:06The park later confirmed her death in consultation with her family.1:09Her name has been withheld on privacy grounds.1:11The park says she worked there for nearly forty years with interruptions.1:15Tea here is also a conflicting figure of twenty-five years.1:18Nobody has explained the difference.1:19The park's account places her first day there at age seventeen.1:22She had spent eight years working with the Leopards.1:25Her working life had been connected to Bixibirgen since she was a teenager, and1:29colleagues had lost someone with years of experience caring for these animals.1:32Two male Persian Leopards were inside the enclosure.1:35It isn't clear which animal attacked her.1:37She was working in an indoor facility, and one account places her alone in the1:41enclosure with the animals.1:42Zoo staff are typically kept separate from predatory animals.1:46The investigation is examining how she came to occupy the same space as the1:49Leopards.1:50The animals were reportedly indoors because of a storm, and the enclosure reportedly1:54had no cameras.1:55Investigators haven't said whether she knew the labirds were inside.1:59Those details haven't yet led to findings about how the attack happened.2:02Other zoos express support after her death.2:04Bixibirgen planned a place for condolences, as the park expressed its sympathy for2:08her family, friends, and loved ones.2:10The Dutch labor inspectorate is investigating the circumstances and access to the2:14enclosure.2:15An independent investigation is also expected, though it's unclear whether that2:18means a separate inquiry.2:20Investigators haven't explained how the keeper and the leopards came to be together,2:23or whether a rule or physical safeguard failed.2:26No findings have been announced, and tea here is no announced date for an2:30investigation report.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSS
