Overview
- A visitor in her 50s lost her arm when a lion grabbed her during a supervised behind-the-scenes observation at Darling Downs Zoo in Pilton, Queensland, on July 6.
- Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics airlifted her to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital, where she remains stable after emergency surgery.
- Police and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland have launched formal investigations into how the lion accessed her arm within its enclosure.
- Zoo officials confirmed the lion never left its enclosure and will not be euthanized or punished.
- Darling Downs Zoo closed to visitors on the day of the incident and plans to reopen on Monday with enhanced safety measures under regulatory oversight.