A zookeeper is recovering in the hospital after she was attacked by a tiger at Topeka Zoo, an official says
The woman and a male tiger named Sanjiv were in the"same space" when the incident occurred about 9:15 a.m., Molly Hadfield, a spokeswoman for the City of Topeka, told CNN's Fredricka Whitfield.
Hadfield could not provide specific information about why the zookeeper was in that space with the tiger, but said officials were"trying to figure out what happened."Several visitors witnessed the attack, Hadfield said. The zoo was shut down for about 45 minutes but has reopened.Read MoreThe zookeeper was"alert and awake" at the time she was taken to the hospital, Hadfield said.
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