A lion attacked a woman at a Shoalhaven zoo on the south coast of new south wales, killing her.
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A woman has been rushed to Sydney St George Hospital and is known to have suffered injuries to her upper body.
According to the new state ambulance, the woman was found unconscious after the attack, she was working in a lion cage before the incident.
A New State Ambulance speaker told the Australian newspaper that the woman had been "injured in her face and neck" and that several emergency workers were involved. She was transfused and taken to hospital.
The zoo announced on its website that visitors can feed adult lions by hand.
"Face to face with our Roaring Quartet and feed these prairie kings ," wrote an article on the zoo's website. "With the help of our breeders, feed them and feel their strength and power. "
A lion feeding contact fee $80 per person and a maximum of 10 participants at any time.
photo published on the zoo's fb and Instagram pages show multiple visitors feeding meat chunks to adult lions through metal cages.
A photo shows a young girl in a school uniform carrying a barbecue fork and feeding a piece of meat to an adult lion through a cage.
And this is not the first time that Shoalhaven zoo keepers have been attacked by animals. Animal breeders were Trent Burton dragged into a pond by a 3.7-metre saltwater crocodile in 2014.
Mr. Burton tried to lure the creep leave close its fence with a piece of meat, and the crocodile bit his hand in front of about 60 spectators and dragged it into the water.
At the time, the zoo's largest crocodile finally released Mr. Burton, who was only relatively light hurt.
journalist have contacted Shoalhaven zoo for comments.
