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Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Yahoo
6-Year-Old Boy Bitten and 'Dragged into the Woods' by Wolf in Front of His Mother at Nature Reserve
The incident happened on July 30 in the NetherlandsNEED TO KNOW A child was transported to the hospital after being bitten by a wolf and dragged into woods at a nature reserve in the Netherlands The incident happened on July 30 in front of the 6-year-old boy's mother and younger brother, according to reports The wolf released the child after the adults present threw sticks at the animalA child is recovering after being attacked by a wolf in the Netherlands. The 6-year-old boy was visiting a nature reserve with his mother and younger brother in Utrecht, which is 32 miles south of Amsterdam, when the incident occurred on Wednesday, July 30, according to U.K. newspaper The Times and local media outlet RTV Utrecht. The attack happened at the Den Treek estate. In a statement shared on their official website, the estate said the boy was bitten and dragged into the woods by the animal. 'On Wednesday morning, July 30th, a child was bitten by a wolf (presumably Bram) and dragged into the woods,' the statement read. 'The child was with several adults and other children in the woods near the Pyramid of Austerlitz. While playing, the child was unexpectedly attacked by the wolf and dragged away.' The statement added, 'Due to the prompt action of the adults present, who hit the wolf with a stick, the wolf released the child into the woods and ran away. The child was taken away by ambulance. The victim's condition is not yet known.' According to The Times and RTV Utrecht. the boy received stitches for bite wounds on his back and near his armpit. He also had scratches and abrasions. Images shared with RTV Utrecht showed large scratches on the boy's back. He has since left the hospital and is back at home, according to the outlet. 'I thought it was a playful dog running towards us and thought, Nice, I'll go and play,' " the boy's mother, Nynke, 41, told The Times. 'But before I got there, I heard my eldest son screaming very loudly. He was jumped by the animal and dragged into the woods.' Speaking of how her son was rescued, she added, 'There were two men with big sticks who beat the animal and eventually they got it off my son. I was in a state of total panic and grief.' Two other women who were nearby then called emergency services, according to RTV Utrecht. 'I'm very happy that I wasn't alone with my two children,' Nynke told The Times. "It's not like we were going for a walk deep in the woods where no one normally goes," the boy's father Mike, who was not present at the time of the attack, told RTV Utrecht. "We knew about previous incidents at the Den Treek Estate, but I didn't know that the Pyramid of Austerlitz was also part of it," he added. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Other incidents of recent wolf attacks in the area include a little girl being bitten and a toddler being knocked, according to The Times. Officials from the estate advised people to not visit the reserve with children 'and/or dogs until the wildlife managers of the Utrecht Fauna Management Unit have completed their work." They added that a hiker was bitten by a Bram wolf in the area on May 19, while the species was alsop responsible for other biting incidents in 2024. Mayor Magda Jansen of the municipality of Woudenberg, which is near Utrecht, also said in a statement, "Please heed this advice. Do not enter the forest with children. As an adult, you must also be very alert when entering the forest. Stay on the paths and, above all, do not enter the forest alone," per RTV Utrecht. Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mirror
01-08-2025
- Daily Mirror
Boy, 6, dragged into woods by 'problem wolf' in front of horrified mum
A 'problem wolf' called Bram is believed to have attacked and dragged a six-year-old child into wood at a nature reserve in the Netherlands as authorities hunt the predator A six-year-old child has been attacked by a wolf and dragged into woods in front of his horrified mum. The youngster had been playing at a nature reserve near Austerlitz, Utrecht, when the wolf pounced and left him with severe bite wounds requiring stitches. After being dragged into woods, two men rushed to help and fought off the animal with sticks to free the boy. It is the latest in a long list of wolf attacks and it is believed to have been carried out by a 'problem wolf' given the number GW3237m with the rogue animal nicknamed Bram. He has also been responsible for biting a girl and knocking over a toddler. It comes after a dead body is found in 'underground ancient cave' in popular UK beauty spot. Mum Nynke, has told how she was with the six-year-old boy and his older brother when the wolf attacked in open ground near a Napoleon-era monument. 'I thought it was a playful dog running towards us and thought 'nice, I'll go and play',' she told RTV Utrecht. 'But before I got there, I heard my eldest son screaming very loudly. He was jumped by the animal and dragged into the woods.' She continued: 'There were two men with big sticks who beat the animal and eventually they got it off my son. I was in a state of total panic and grief. I'm very happy that I wasn't alone with my two children.' DNA has been taken to confirm that it was a wolf attack with attempts so far having failed to capture Bram. A court ruling has also given permission for rangers to shoot the wolf. A spokesman for the Den Treek estate said: 'Let's face it, it probably wasn't a rabbit and this is the umpteenth incident so I don't want to wait for that,' reported De Telegraaf on the wait for DNA proof. On the capture of the wolf he added: 'They haven't succeeded yet, because the forest is extremely busy due to the holidays. Let's hope the wolf is caught soon." Currently people are being warned not to visit the nature reserve with young children and dogs. Wolves have been spreading from east to west across rural areas of the Netherlands for years ever since arriving from Germany. The animals were officially confirmed as having returned in 2019, two centuries after being hunted to extinction, when a pair produced a litter of cubs. While conservationists have welcomed the reappearance of a predator, wolves have been blamed for a string of attacks on livestock and have increasingly come close to members of the public.
Ya Biladi
19-05-2025
- Business
- Ya Biladi
Moroccan humanitarian's 38-year wheelchair mission threatened in the Netherlands
Mohammed Chaoui, founder of the Tangier Wheelchair Foundation, is at risk of pausing his decades-long mission of collecting and sending refurbished wheelchairs to Morocco. The old Ritmeester cigar factory in Veenendaal (Utrecht), which currently serves as his base, is set to be demolished by July 1 to make way for 170 new homes, reports RTV Utrecht. Since founding the organization in 1986, after meeting a man in Tangier who had never seen a wheelchair, Chaoui has shipped up to 300 wheelchairs and other medical equipment each year to Morocco, including sports wheelchairs for athletes. The Moroccan-Dutch humanitarian has always operated from buildings awaiting demolition in order to keep costs low. With no income from his work and no affordable alternative yet found, he fears he may be forced to halt operations temporarily. Chaoui has appealed to the municipality of Veenendaal for help but has not yet secured a new location. «I am now 65 years old, but as long as I am healthy, I want to keep doing this. But I cannot continue without a building. So I'm really hoping someone has space for me in Veenendaal or just outside», he pleaded.
