Woman injured in ‘big cat' zoo bite
Emergency services were called to the Darling Downs Zoo, a popular wildlife park near Toowoomba, about 8.30am on Sunday morning following reports a woman had been bitten by a 'big cat'.
The woman, reportedly an employee of the zoo, was flown to Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition.
In a brief Facebook post published on Sunday morning, the Zoo said it would be 'closed all day today' due to 'unforeseen circumstances.'
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