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Arctic wolf attacks child during zookeeper event, girl airlifted to hospital

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Chafe, S. (2026, October 31). Arctic wolf attacks child during zookeeper event, girl airlifted to hospital. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/travel/arctic-wolf-attacks-child-special-zookeeper-event-girl-airlifted-hospital

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-31 · by Sadie Chafe

Quick Summary

An 8-year-old girl was seriously injured by an Arctic wolf during a zookeeper event at Wildpark Johannismühle, near Baruth/Mark, Germany on October 28. The incident occurred while the child and two others were in an enclosure with wolves when the animal attacked her; she suffered critical head injuries and was airlifted to a Berlin hospital. An investigation involving wildlife authorities is underway to assess the safety protocols and welfare of the animals involved.
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Story summary

An eight-year-old girl was severely injured when she was attacked by an Arctic wolf inside an enclosure at the Johannismühle Wildlife Park in Baruth/Mark, Germany, on Wednesday morning. The attack occurred during a special event called "Zookeeper for a Day," which allows visitors to participate in daily zoo activities like feeding animals and maintaining enclosures. Emergency services rushed her to hospital by helicopter where she is currently in critical condition; the park has been temporarily closed following the incident. Neither the staff member nor other children present were injured. Authorities are investigating the circumstances, with plans for a comprehensive review of animal welfare at the facility.

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📰 Girl Attacked By Wolf In German Zoo
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Sadie Chafe
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Topics

Baruth/Mark Berlin Germany Teltow the Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office

Subjects

Teltow GPE · 3× Berlin GPE · 2× the Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office ORG · 2× Baruth/Mark GPE · 1× Bild ORG · 1× Björn Christian Paterok PERSON · 1× Brandenburg Police ORG · 1× Germany GPE · 1× The Lower Nature Conservation Authority ORG · 1× Wildpark Johannismühle ORG · 1×

Narrative

During the park’s "Zookeeper for a Day" experiences, visitors can "maintain enclosures, prepare food, occupy and feed animals — and learn a lot of exciting background knowledge about our wildlife park residents," the website says.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-01
🔮 The proper special authorities, which in this case include The Lower Nature Conservation Authority and the Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office, will be given a police report and determine next steps, according to the news release. "The Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office will visit the wildlife park promptly and carry out an on-site animal welfare control," the release noted.

Claims (17 extracted, 3 hedged)

An Arctic wolf attacked an 8-year-old girl during a special zookeeper event at a wildlife park, leaving her seriously injured. asserted
wolf → attack → her
The event took place Oct. 28 at Wildpark Johannismühle, located just outside the town of Baruth/Mark, Germany, which is about 45 miles south of Berlin, according to a news release from the Teltow-Fläming district. uncertain
which → take → district
While caretakers were giving water to the animals in the enclosure, the young girl was injured by "at least one wolf," a Brandenburg Police report said. asserted
report → give → wolf
The girl was treated by first responders before being airlifted to a hospital in Berlin. asserted
girl → treat → Berlin
Her condition has not been made public, but she sustained critical head injuries, local news outlet Bild reported. asserted
Bild → make → injuries
Two other girls were in the enclosure at the time, but the animal caretaker who was present took actions to protect them. asserted
who → take → them
Chaplains are working with four people, including three children, to provide emotional support in the wake of the incident, the Teltow-Fläming news release said. asserted
release → work → incident
The proper special authorities, which in this case include The Lower Nature Conservation Authority and the Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office, will be given a police report and determine next steps, according to the news release. "The Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office will visit the wildlife park promptly and carry out an on-site animal welfare control," the release noted. uncertain
release → include → control
"A professional assessment of the health and behavior of the wolf, or of any wolves potentially involved, in connection with the incident is not yet available," it continued. asserted
it → involve → incident
Wildpark Johannismühle advertises multiple up-close encounters with animals. asserted
Johannismühle → advertise → animals
During the park’s "Zookeeper for a Day" experiences, visitors can "maintain enclosures, prepare food, occupy and feed animals — and learn a lot of exciting background knowledge about our wildlife park residents," the website says. asserted
website → maintain → residents
It calls the encounters "a look behind the scenes that normal visitors do not get." asserted
visitors → call → that
"We very much hope that the child recovers soon." asserted
child → hope → ?
It also says, "For our younger animal fans, we also offer the small animal caretaker day. asserted
we → say → day
Here, children can support the animal caretakers in their work for half a day (7:20 a.m.-1:30 p.m.), help and playfully get an exciting insight into everyday professional life — age-appropriate, supervised and with a lot of animal proximity." Both Arctic and gray wolves inhabit the wildlife park, which will remain closed until Nov. 2, according to the website. " uncertain
which → support → website
We very much hope that the child recovers soon, and wish all those affected a lot of strength to process what they experienced," Björn Christian Paterok of the Teltow-Fläming district said in the news release. asserted
Paterok → hope → release
Fox News Digital reached out to Wildpark Johannismühle for comment. asserted
Digital → reach → comment
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