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An eight-year-old girl has been seriously injured in a wolf attack at a wildlife park in Brandenburg, Germany, according to the BBC.
The girl was inside an enclosure at Johannismühle park, south of Berlin, with a staff member and two other children when the attack happened, police said. No one else was injured.
Police said the precise circumstances of the incident were the subject of an ongoing investigation.
The girl was taken to hospital by helicopter on Wednesday. German newspaper Bild reported that she suffered head injuries and was injured by at least one animal.
The incident reportedly took place before the park opened at 10:00 local time (09:00 GMT). The girl may have been taking part in a special visit, Bild reported.
Johannismühle, in the town of Baruth/Mark, has been temporarily closed and is set to reopen on 2 November, according to its website. The site offers small-group visits that allow guests to spend time with some animals, including feeding wolves or petting a llama.
The park keeps grey and arctic wolves, as well as other animals including brown bears and lynxes.
The incident follows other animal attacks at European zoos and wildlife parks. A keeper at a Dutch zoo died this week after being mauled by a leopard, while a man was killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park earlier this month.
