A rhino at an Austrian zoo kills a zookeeper and seriously injures her husband

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a rhinoceros at a zoo in Austria has attacked a married couple working as zookeepers, killing the woman and seriously injuring the man. The attack happened early Tuesday at the Hellbrunn Zoo in the western Austrian city of Salzburg. The zoo director says the 33-year-old woman was assigned to put insect repellent on the rhino. The rhino then attacked the zookeeper, though it was not clear why. Police say the woman succumbed at the scene of the accident. The zoo says it will remain closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.