Lion bites off zookeeper’s arm
A lion has bitten off the arm a 21-year-old zookeeper at Busch Gardens, Florida, severing it at the elbow.
The woman keeper was escorting her family on a behind-the-scenes tour of the theme park, officials said.
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SUBSCRIBEA lion has bitten off the arm a 21-year-old zookeeper at Busch Gardens, Florida, severing it at the elbow.
The woman keeper was escorting her family on a behind-the-scenes tour of the theme park, officials said.
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