/ 03 September 2024

Not such a Dreamworld

Tiger, Tiger Island Dreamworld

It’s been a rough few weeks for Queensland tourism after 2 rides broke down at Sea World last month – and yesterday an animal handler was mauled by a tiger at Dreamworld. Reports say 47yo experienced tiger handler Melissa Reynolds was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital where she was treated for “serious lacerations and puncture wounds” to her arm/shoulder. Paramedics say Reynolds was “quite pale and feeling unwell” after the big cat attack but didn’t know how it happened. A spokesperson for the theme park called it “an isolated and rare incident” and promised a “thorough review”. It’s not the only popular tourist spot where tiger exhibits have gone wrong… There were 2 attacks at Australia Zoo in 2013/2016, and back in 2003, a tiger in Las Vegas nearly killed one-half of magicians Siegfried and Roy. Fingers crossed November’s opening of Bluey’s World will be a lot less eventful…

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