A rhino at an Austrian zoo kills a zookeeper and seriously injures her husband
Authorities say a rhinoceros at a zoo in Austria has attacked a married couple working as zookeepers, killing the woman and seriously injuring the man BERLIN -- A rhinoceros attacked a married couple working as zookeepers in Austria on Tuesday, killing the woman and seriously injuring the man as he attempted to save her, authorities said. The attack happened at the Hellbrunn Zoo in the western Austrian city of Salzburg. Zoo director Sabine Grebner told reporters that the 33-year-old woman, a German citizen from Bavaria, was assigned that day to put insect repellent on the rhino's body because they are very sensitive to insect bites. The 30-year-old female rhino, Jeti, attacked the keeper though it was not clear why, Austria’s APA news agency cited Grebner as saying. Salzburg police said the woman "succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the accident.” Attempts to resuscitate her were not successful. The other zookeeper , a 34-year-old Austrian citizen who was feeding other A...