Police say a bear bit off a woman’s fingers at a Wisconsin zoo after
she ignored barriers and warning signs to try to feed the animal.
The Lincoln Park Zoo in Manitowoc closed after the incident Friday
morning. Police say the 47-year-old woman lost a thumb and a
forefinger, and two other fingers were partially severed.
The woman’s boyfriend was bitten as he tried to pry the bear’s mouth
off her hand, but he didn’t lose any fingers. Her 3-year-old
granddaughter wasn’t injured.
It’s unclear which of two Asiatic black bears bit the women when she
put her hand through their enclosure’s fence. Police tell the Herald
Times Reporter the bears likely won’t be euthanized.
Manitowoc is about 80 miles north of Milwaukee.
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— Associated Press