Johannesburg

Friday

Sunny. Cool.

1°C
18°C

7 day forecasts

Tiger rips woman's arm off

2005-11-11 15:20

Lisbon - A circus tiger tore off a woman's arm when she put her hand into its cage to stroke it, a newspaper reported on Friday.

The 24-year-old Romanian woman worked at the Circo Atlas circus but was off-duty when the attack occurred near Lisbon on Thursday, Jornal de Noticias reported, quoting circus staff.

Employees used a fire extinguisher to ward off the tiger and retrieve the arm which they placed in ice while awaiting the arrival of emergency services, the report said.

An official at Lisbon's Sao Jose Hospital confirmed a woman was admitted for surgery after what was said to have been a tiger attack but said doctors were unable to reattach her arm. She was said to be in stable condition.

The hospital official said she had no details of the attack. It was not immediately possible to contact the Circo Atlas.

- AP

inside news24

Cpt: 14-19°C Passing showers. Afternoon clouds. Mild. Pta: 4-21°C Sunny. Refreshingly cool.
Jhb: 1-18°C Sunny. Cool. Bloem: 2-18°C Sunny. Cool.
Dbn: 14-25°C Sunny. Mild. PE: 15-26°C Sunny. Pleasantly warm.
7 day forecasts...
Western Cape Eastern Cape Kwazulu Natal Gauteng

Kempton Park - 21:43:01 PM Slow moving traffic through the construction area between the R25 Bapsfontein Road and the R23 Benoni exit - allow extra time for travel to the Airport More traffic reports...

Cape Town - Here are the winning Lotto numbers from the Wednesday, July 8 draw.

7, 10, 21, 30, 37, 39 Bonus 8

Lotto Plus: 2, 5, 14, 16, 19, 44 Bonus 23

SMS the word Lotto to 31222 to get lotto numbers sent directly to your phone.
 
More lotto numbers...

Jobs - Find your dream job

Sales Director

KwaZulu Natal
The Unlimited World

Web Developer

Gauteng
Quiglies Solutions

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP OFFICER

Gauteng - JHB North/Sandton
Emmanuels Staffing Solutions
R220,000-250,000 Per Annum Cost To Company Incl Benefits

Cars - Search 1000's of new and used cars

AUDI

A4’s From R199 000

VOLKSWAGEN

New Golf GTI From R317 300

LAND ROVER

Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE 4x4 AT
2006
375000

NISSAN

Tiida 1.6 Visia+
2007
105990

PROTON

Gen 2 1.6 GL 5-dr
2006
79900

Property - Find a new home

THE WILDS

Single Residential 4,200,000

STEYNSRUST

Single Residential 3,500,000

XANADU

Single Residential 3,910,000

Travel - Look, Book, Go!