A woman has been airlifted to hospital after being attacked by two lions at a zoo on the South Coast today.
\nEmergency services were called to a zoo on Rock Hill Road, North Nowra, just before 10.30am (Friday 29 May 2020), following reports a zookeeper had been attacked by lions.
\nA 35-year-old woman was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for head and neck injuries, before being airlifted to St George Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
\nPolice have been told the woman was cleaning the enclosure at the time.
\nOfficers from South Coast Police District established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
\nSafeWork NSW have been notified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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