BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Chinese medianet) -- A 17-year-old girl was
attacked by an elephant andhospitalized after sneaking into a zoo at
night, according to Israeli officials.
A Safari nature park employee said the girl and a friend entered the park near Tel Aviv prior to dawn Friday by climbing over a wall. They then entered the elephants'
enclosure.
Mori Hertzenstein told Army Radiothe
girlapproached the pen of one of the male elephants, who grabbed her with
his trunk. Hertzenstein said "the elephant, which is a giant animal, hurt
her."
Israeli rescue services say the girl was found
outside the elephant's pen with injuries to her chest, stomach and pelvis and
was rushed to hospital. Her friend was questioned by police.
(Agencies)
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