Mandy K, 32, was mauled by a polar bear on Friday at the Berlin Zoo after she jumped into the enclosure while it was feeding time. She had to clamber over a wall, a row of bushes, and a fence to get inside the cage.
The bear attacked her as she jumped into the enclosure, breaking her arms, legs, and back severely. Six zookeepers tried to distract the four bears, but one of them “repeatedly bit the victim on the arms and legs.” After frightening the bear away, the zookeepers were able to save Mandy.

She had surgery to repair her wounds and is currently recuperating in the hospital.

A spokesman for the zoo voiced their alarm about the occurrence, highlighting the risks associated with it as well as the difficulties zookeepers encountered in carrying out the rescue.