A child is in critical condition after being mauled by a wolf at a German wildlife park.
The eight-year-old girl was attacked by the animal at the popular Johannismühle wildlife park in Brandenburg on Wednesday morning, according to German newspaper Bild.
Emergency services were at the scene this morning, and a rescue helicopter was deployed from Berlin to airlift the child to a trauma centre in Marzahn.
It is unclear as to why the child was inside the enclosure, but the attack happened before the park had opened.
She is believed to have been part of a special programme where visitors can pretend to be
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