'Drunk' woman is mauled by a lion and nearly has her hand ripped off after climbing over safety barrier at Russian zoo
The woman was mauled by a lion in a zoo in Ussuriysk, near the Chinese border.
The 'intoxicated' woman survived but almost lost her hand, reports said
A video shows the terrifying moment an 'intoxicated' woman climbs over a safety fence and is mauled by a lion.
The trespasser was savagely mauled by a big cat named Aristo in a 'terrible incident' at a zoo in Ussuriysk, Russia.
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The unidentified woman survived but 'almost lost her hand'. She is now in hospital.
A statement from the zoo said that in frozen conditions the woman who was 'in a state of intoxication' had 'provoked a lion - and he injured her hand'.
'Drunk' woman mauled by a lion after climbing over barrier
The woman jumped over the fence as she was being ejected from the zoo, said the statement.
The attack happened after the woman had given the slip to her minders, say reports.
'At some point, the woman was left alone and went to the cage with our lion Aristo,' the statement said.
'Judging by the video, she looked around and began to climb over the fence, one metre from which hangs a sign reading 'Do not go beyond the fences'.
At that moment, our employees ran to her screaming, but the woman did not stop.
'Everything happened in a matter of seconds.
'Unfortunately, she was very close to the enclosure and the predator grabbed her hand.
'Having dragged the woman away from the enclosure, the staff gave her first aid.
'We immediately called an ambulance.
'Now the woman is in hospital and we really hope that doctors will save her hand.'
Drunk' woman is mauled by a lion and nearly has her hand ripped off after climbing over safety barrier at Russian zoo
The woman was mauled by a lion in a zoo in Ussuriysk, near the Chinese border.
The 'intoxicated' woman survived but almost lost her hand, reports said
A video shows the terrifying moment an 'intoxicated' woman climbs over a safety fence and is mauled by a lion.
