Dutch Zookeeper Dies After Leopard Attack at Safari Park

WHO:

BBC News - The woman who died was a zookeeper at the park.

NY Post - The female keeper worked at Beekse Bergen.

CBS News World - The woman was caring for two Persian leopards.

WHAT:

BBC News - The zookeeper died after being mauled in a leopard enclosure.

NY Post - A leopard savagely mauled the zookeeper inside an animal enclosure.

CBS News World - Beekse Bergen said the woman died after being attacked by a leopard.

WHERE:

NY Post - The incident occurred at Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek.

CBS News World - The attack took place at Beekse Bergen, a safari park in the south of the Netherlands.

NY Post - The woman was caring for the leopards in an indoor enclosure.

CBS News World - The woman was attacked in an indoor facility.

WHY:

NY Post - The leopards were being kept in an indoor enclosure because of bad weather.

(UPDATED October 27, 2026 20:07 UTC)

A zookeeper died after being mauled by a leopard at Beekse Bergen safari park in the Netherlands. She was caring for two Persian leopards inside an indoor enclosure. The animals were being kept indoors because of bad weather.