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Zookeeper dies from panther attack at Beekse Bergen safari park

A caretaker at Safaripark Beekse Bergen has died from injuries sustained in a panther attack on Saturday.

27 October 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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The woman was attacked on Saturday while working in the enclosure of two male Persian panthers. She sustained severe injuries to her head and neck and was rushed to hospital. The zoo announced on Tuesday that she had succumbed to her injuries.

According to the safari park, the caretaker started working there at age seventeen. She worked there, with breaks, for nearly forty years, spending eight of those years caring for the panthers. The zoo stated in a declaration, made in consultation with her family, that she had "a big heart for the animals."

The park in Hilvarenbeek will set up a place where visitors can leave messages of condolence. The safari park said the death deeply affects everyone and that they are grieving intensely with her family, friends and loved ones.

According to several news sources, the woman was Dutch but lived in Flanders. Further details about the exact circumstances of the attack were not disclosed.

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