Thursday, August 19, 2010

Father saves three-year-old from bear in German zoo

Asiatic Black Bear (Photo: David Garshelis)A father has saved his three-year-old daughter from an Asian black bear after the girl climbed into the animal's enclosure in a German zoo, police say.

Both father and child were injured after the girl climbed over a fence in a private zoo in Luenebach, western Germany.

The bear hit the girl on the forehead before her father was able to snatch her away, police said.

The 34-year-old Dutch man was also attacked and his leg injured.

The girl climbed the 1m (3ft) high fence while her parents were not watching and fell into a moat in the enclosure, a police spokeswoman said.

Her father then climbed after her and was also struck by the animal.

Other visitors called an ambulance and the girl was flown to hospital by helicopter. Her father was also hospitalised. ...

via BBC News - Father saves three-year-old from bear in German zoo.

This is turning out to be the day of non-lethal bear stories. Definitely a hero of a dad.

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