See video of terrifying moment when a woman is MAULED by a polar bear

Shock video shows woman leaping into polar bear enclosure at feeding time.. and she SURVIVES

THIS is the terrifying moment a woman is MAULED by a polar bear after she JUMPED into its zoo enclosure at feeding time.

She screamed and writhed in agony as the hulking animal-one of the most dangerous land predators alive-sank its teeth into her ARMS, LEGS, HIPS and BACK.

But incredibly the 32-year-old woman SURVIVED the attack and was pulled to safety. You can see video of the amazing incident below.

Amazing footage of woman in bear pit

Hundreds of shocked vistors-many of them children enjoying an Easter trip- watched in horror as the drama unfolded.

DANGER: Bear stalks approaching woman
DANGER: Bear stalks approaching woman

It started when the woman inexplicably leapt fully clothed into the enclosure at Berlin Zoo during feeding time on Friday.

Onlookers saw her smile as she swam towards the bear seemingly unaware of the danger.

But her apparent joy turned to terror when the animal, which can weigh up to 680kg and kill a beluga WHALE, bore down on her and ripped into her flesh.

SHOCK: Woman swims towards the bears
SHOCK: Woman swims towards the bears

Zoo workers desperately tried to distract the bear-and three others circling menacingly nearby-by hurling sticks, food and balls into the pool.

But the animal continued its attack on the unnamed woman, from Brandenburg, biting her hands and legs. Eventually a rope was thrown woman and she was pulled to safety.

She was treated by paramedics at the scene and was last night still in hospital.

Zoo curator Heiner Kloser said: "Polar bears are predators and they do not care what they eat. It was terrible but we do not wish to identify the bear involved."

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O MY GOD WHY DID SHE DO THAT ? THATS SAD

By mia.. Posted January 29 2010 at 5:38 PM.

I like her style, there should be more people like her. Then if there was, we would all live in an idiot free utopia that I call Ken Land.

By Jeff.. Posted January 25 2010 at 4:41 PM.

some one has been watching to many Disney films . . .
what did she think the poor polar bear would invite her in for cup of tea . . .
wow some people amaze me some times

By just me.. Posted January 24 2010 at 11:56 PM.

why on earth would someone do that in the first place?the stupid antic nearly cost this woman her life!what did she expect?

By nickie.. Posted January 24 2010 at 5:01 AM.

Notice how the bear does not bite her head...even it knew that there was nothing inside her skull!

By tom.. Posted January 17 2010 at 12:49 PM.

The polar bear could have easily killed her they showed restraint and left her. She is very very lucky to be alive.

By Andrew Chappell.. Posted November 29 2009 at 2:13 PM.

she should be punished for causing so much mayhem and especially if children were watching, what a stupid irresponsible women.

By lorna.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:04 AM.

do not feed....fat...poor polar bear

By remi.. Posted November 18 2009 at 11:21 AM.

Its her own felt for jumpping inand getting acttcked by the anmial should be more careful next time

By jessica.. Posted November 14 2009 at 2:35 PM.

bloody hell i feel so sorry for ya and hope u get better soon from the horrible pain

By jessica.. Posted November 14 2009 at 2:32 PM.

What a silly woman... honestly, this is the stupidist thing I've heard of... The sad thing is that when this happens they have to destroy the animal, and all he was doing was what came naturally. Dumb ass...

By sparkle.. Posted November 13 2009 at 3:03 PM.

too be or not to be,,,in time of feeling wright or rong ,tho when life lets u no your not so strong it all so telll you life must go on ..be well and happy..and try and stay strong

By michael.. Posted November 12 2009 at 9:44 AM.

what a silly woman. what did she think was going to happen!!! id have bitten her 2 lol.

By bianca.. Posted November 8 2009 at 3:03 PM.

what a stupid cow.why would someone be so thick to go swim towards a bear at feeding time. Its not the bear who needs to put down is the bloody dumbass who went up 2 it

By reanne and jade.. Posted November 4 2009 at 2:31 PM.

dozy bint

By darragh.. Posted November 1 2009 at 10:19 PM.

Some people really are outrageously stupid! I just love how some of these comments are calling this woman fat,stupid etc...........what sort of person jumps into a polar bear enclosure?! a sane one?! i think not!!!! Yet you morons are calling her all sorts of things,it beggars belief the ignorance on display.

By A.Beaver.. Posted November 1 2009 at 6:12 PM.

What a idiot of a woman eh! put the bear down? I DON'T THINK SO! she should have known better than to enter the bear encloser. Especially when it was feed time. What a way to gain publicity.
No doubt sha'll be like a bear with a sore head for sometime to come. A hard lesson to learn by.

By Lilly.. Posted November 1 2009 at 3:38 PM.

Omaag.
What a selvish, fat stupid woman she is,
the polaar bear shouldnt be punished
its her own stupid fault
she was just showinn off
at least that water cleaned her lol
Woop! Woop! polarbears; you actuaal rock

By Annie.. Posted November 1 2009 at 3:15 PM.

why would you be so stupid you could of died
hope you are ok though

By rebecca.. Posted November 1 2009 at 12:04 PM.

Let's hope the bear is ok and is not punished for doing what comes naturally.

By david hammond.. Posted November 1 2009 at 9:45 AM.

The little polar bear said to the big polar bear 'that frau has eaten all our dinners!"

By Andy Nichols.. Posted November 1 2009 at 8:36 AM.

They only pulled her out so the bear wouldn't get high cholesterol! No one can blame the innocent bear for her stupidity.

By sherrie.. Posted November 1 2009 at 8:28 AM.

She's swimming about at first without a care in the world.She could of caused the destuction of one of those bears and it would of been all her fault,,,,Fool...That is all.

By nic.. Posted November 1 2009 at 12:25 AM.

The Polar Bear is an antisocial, exclusively carnivorous predator and a danger even to other bears. It's evolution in a desolate environment means it must take any opportunity for a meal or die, which is why explorers in this region always take guns.
Though all bears are dangerous, the Polar Bear takes absolutely no prisoners.

By Trevor Loughlin.. Posted October 30 2009 at 12:25 PM.

I think she was just showing off when she jumped in there, how thick can you get...even a child has more sense, she sure did scare and traumatise children and adults alike. Hope she learns from her stupid dumb mistake!

By sabina.. Posted October 26 2009 at 10:19 PM.

What a waste throwing all that meat in she would have kept their belly's full for a month the poor bears missed out on a holesome meal

By jaye.. Posted October 25 2009 at 10:52 AM.

any wonder the bear attacked, she looked like a manitee

By kevin.. Posted October 24 2009 at 2:51 PM.

stupid old bat got what she deserved. bet the bears thought it was a big buffet!!!!!

By phil .. Posted October 23 2009 at 1:22 PM.

When will the bear be on Opra to tell his side of this sorry tail.

By Andrew Walker.. Posted October 22 2009 at 10:22 AM.

the polar bear should not be killed she should have kept her fat ass on the sideline like everyone else!

By tonya cochran.. Posted October 21 2009 at 6:27 PM.

This is sheer madness! I mean you wouldn't jump into a Piranha fish tank to swim with them or jump on a crocodile's back for the sheer loonacy of the act! I wonder if it was a case of "Curiosity (almost killed the cat) - although in this case "fat cat".
Some of these comments were hilarious by the way! Even "Jackass" wouldn't have though this dare up! - Don't try this at home (or in the zoo) kids!

By Eminem.. Posted October 15 2009 at 10:18 AM.

What a stupid woman, i do hope the beautiful polar bear is not hurt in any way, this woman should be charged,she has caused a lot of trauma to the people who witnessed this, mostly the children who most likely will have nightmare's over it, i am glad she is ok but....... i hope she is sore for a long time.............. POOR POLAR BEAR HOPE HE HAS HAD A TETNUS SHOT...

By MARY TENNANT.. Posted October 13 2009 at 10:08 AM.

when she fell, i thought i saw the bear trying to help her. Thats one hero bear.

By no-body.. Posted October 11 2009 at 10:38 PM.

that women is stark raving mad.. she would not be able to get into that life saving ring.,. she must have had a death wish.. the fat and blubber on german women over a certain age..perhaps she was annoyed because she coundnt get a sun bed on here last vacation, round the pool..got to be bonkers..............from a cuddley white polar bear

By cuddley bear... Posted October 11 2009 at 9:24 PM.

She's an idiot. Plain and simple. There's a reason they're not in a petting zoo. And she jumped in at feeding time? Idiot, a real let down for the human race.

By Martin W.. Posted October 11 2009 at 5:56 PM.


she should be charged by the Zoo for causing pain an suffering to this poor Polar Bear,,,, and be banned from ever going into the Zoo again,, was she looking for her 15 minute of fame,,IDIOT!!!!!!!!

By katie.. Posted October 6 2009 at 4:37 PM.

Silly woman, glad she is okay. Hopefully the polar bear has had a tetnis jab

By Mike.. Posted October 4 2009 at 4:06 PM.

stupid woman, they're wild animals, it is in their instinct to kill. especiallly stupid for her jumping in at feeding time, they probably only bit her because they thought it was food. stupid woman.

By hayley.. Posted October 4 2009 at 3:24 PM.

stupid muppet!!!

By steve.. Posted October 4 2009 at 12:24 PM.

This was hardly an attack. If that bear wanted to attack, the woman would be dead. The bear was just curious.

And its a good thing it was.

By Jjj.. Posted September 28 2009 at 10:22 PM.

Whatt A Idiot

By Charlieee .. Posted September 28 2009 at 1:26 PM.

she lets go of the god damn life ring. How STUPID do you get

By James Waples.. Posted September 27 2009 at 1:31 PM.

If the woman has mental health problems, then fair enough, this was an accident waiting to happen. However, if she is proven to be of sound mind then she should be sued by the zoo for breach of protocol and unnecessarily endangering the lives of others. Anyone who rules that the bears themselves should be punished or destroyed should be given to the poor things as their last meal. The fact that this crazy wench is fat is neither here nor there, although for me it does always add that extra little bit of comedic value to the whole thing. Never mind wasting time with ropes, next time it happens, just use a gaff.

By paul monroe.. Posted September 27 2009 at 12:35 PM.

Well, John Doe, if YOU are part of the human species, too, I'm really worried. Instead of complaining about others you could check out some grammar books and learn how to write. How's that for a start, uh? You'll see: You'll feel much better once you've learned how to spell - and people will take your comments seriously and not laugh at you. Superiority starts with grammar, dude.

By The Professor.. Posted September 27 2009 at 10:42 AM.

My opinion really matters because im someone with the ability to see everything as black and white.

Thats what you all sound like, be quite in future and actually consider what the problems are here, rather than "durrrr she stupid tryin' to hurt de animals". Seriously get some perspective on your lives, she probably has severe mental problems and all you can do is ridicule.

And you are the people I jave to share the planet, country and be part of the same species with. *sigh*

By John Doe.. Posted September 25 2009 at 11:30 AM.

I read that the zoo are suing that dappy cow!
I hope they are successful, that would probably deter more people from doing the same


By Joel.. Posted September 24 2009 at 9:08 AM.

lock her up and throw the key away -does she honestly think that polar bears are cuddly teddy bears, think on ,she is as daft as those stupid idiots who feed sharks ,etc etc grow up you stupid woman its people like you who put other peoples lives at risk

By sue rayner.. Posted September 24 2009 at 6:00 AM.

dappy dappy cow. what the hell was she thinkin?? Polar bears arnt all nice and fluffy. they have teeth for a reason. its like walking up to a lion and having a chat you just dont do that. want to be at one with the animals? get a hamster

By shar.. Posted September 20 2009 at 2:37 PM.

Typical Woman.
She thinks her 'charm' can work wonders anytime and weave her out of any possible bad consequences! And to be honest..... it did!

If a man entered the water.... Goodbye Vienna!!
The Polar Bear is by far the MOST dangerous predator on Land, this is a TRUE lucky escape!

By Tony.. Posted September 17 2009 at 5:51 PM.

its not the polar bears fault its instinct to attack. even though the bear can protect its self from many creatures, with our modern equiptment its helpless.

By taea.. Posted September 17 2009 at 4:03 PM.

Perhaps she was thirsty and was hoping one of the Polar Bears would share with her a Coke!

By Michael.. Posted September 13 2009 at 4:36 PM.

she is lucky. This man in YouTube was to torn pieces after getting out of his car to take a close photos of three lions : they were eating him like a chicken roll and the whole drama was videoed !

Don't mess with predators. Wihtout our brains, we are just a tasty boneless meat for bears, lions and tigers

By Viz.. Posted September 13 2009 at 2:26 AM.

It is sad. Best comment is to Soltani. Can´t stop laughing on the IQ test request on visitors - Lots will be kept away from zoo including the bear lady as she might try again.

By Heloisa.. Posted September 8 2009 at 12:08 AM.

Dozy cow what was she thinking she could jump in there curl up and go to sleep with them.
Obviously something isnt right in her head and to do it in front of families kinda got what she had coming im suprised they didnt do worse to her

By Shiver.. Posted September 6 2009 at 1:01 PM.

HaHa, what a daft cow. This aint a cartoon love, its real life, where bears will eat you.

By J.. Posted September 6 2009 at 12:09 PM.

Good enough for the stupid cow!

How come half the people posting comments don't know how to spell correctly. I wonder if the twit was bipolar!

By dara lynch.. Posted September 3 2009 at 12:49 PM.

would just like to say the women if she had any brains at all should not have jumped in to pet the polar bears. They are wild animals most get prepared to go back to the wild and out of zoos, they are very territorial, not animals to be trained, and it dont matter if they are fed enough, the women entered their territory. If you went in a lion enclosior where lions are fully fed, they would kill you or try to as you are in there teritory same applys to garillas, strong animals and preditors are only use to their zoo keeper who feeds and looks after them.
These people on here who feels sorry for stupid people who want to pet big wild preditor animals who are not use to people entering thier territory need their heads read and i have no sympathy for her. or you.

Respect zoo animals, most are endangered and hope to return to the wild, the a rehibilitation program and they should not be punished for other peoples stupid actions.

By Sense.. Posted September 3 2009 at 2:38 AM.

Can u say moron, and they had kids around, what would have happened if she would have died? Those children would have been scarred.

By Cindy.. Posted September 1 2009 at 11:40 PM.

Almost got a Darwin award...

By Rtate69.. Posted August 31 2009 at 7:23 PM.

What an idiot who in the right mind would jump into a bears enclosure? the bear shouldnt be punished, it was her own fault for jumping in there, she must have mental problems! nobody does that.

By Toni.. Posted August 31 2009 at 11:48 AM.

About as smart as sticking wet fingers in the mains and no less shocking. A good result for such stupidity. Let's hope she gets the help she needs.

By Jonte.. Posted August 30 2009 at 7:26 PM.

This is for shawn penn who believes these bears should have been trained not to attack people... matey, would love to see you try that, sounds like you're as big of an idiot as the pratt that jumped in!

By Sarah.. Posted August 30 2009 at 6:50 PM.

im sorry for wht happend to her because nobody would like to be in the situation she got . i saw no walls around the bears palce ??? stop things falling down ??? they should think about tht before anything goes down and be in bloody trouble ! the poor lady could lost her life by a mistake !! and another notice if the bear was fed up it would not attack her they should feed them all the time ! not leaving animals like that .....

By soltani abdelhakim.. Posted August 29 2009 at 5:42 AM.

What an ediot.Such an action strikes me as an absolute insanity.Its a lesson for Zoo Keepers to do IQ tests for each and every visitor entering such places.

By Bruce.. Posted August 25 2009 at 8:51 AM.

Firstly have to say L.M.F.A.O. at all the comments.....especially your comment Julz pure genius....still laughin bout it! But ppl like dat should be left in there!...its her own bloody fault obviously common sense is lacking amongst a few other things with this weirdo!
Please keep the comments cumin!:)

By charlie.. Posted August 24 2009 at 6:47 PM.

this woman needs proffesional help
the bears must have thought she was a tasty meal
these zoos should be more policed hen dangerous animals are involved and better cages to stop people jumping in or throwing in people or other animals

By stewart whisky walker.. Posted August 23 2009 at 8:07 PM.

what muppet jumps into a bear enclosure??

By Juan Milez.. Posted August 18 2009 at 11:02 PM.

that lame!, she did what is called a 'lame' thing.i feel pity for what happened : she didn't deserve that,.i pray for her to be fine.

By mbawu baxolile.. Posted August 17 2009 at 12:13 AM.

what an idiot, she jumps in there during feeding time!!!! So there bears are waiting for there regular everyday same time feeding and then that massive woman jumps in! Obvious they are going to try and eat her...lol

By Tella.. Posted August 16 2009 at 10:48 PM.

How judgemental people are! I remember reading abt this woman she had a mental breakdown and was hospitalised.

By jo.. Posted August 16 2009 at 12:23 PM.

What a disappointment, there I was eyes half covered true horror movie stylie, expecting it to be a really gruesome and bloody scene, No not a bit of it shame, what a complete loon Lock her up and throw the key away. PS and everyone else who thinks the Zoo could have done more ! Uh Helloooo it's a friggin Polar Bear you know big flesh eating animal don't jump in ding bats.......... what are you lot on ?

By Ann.. Posted August 12 2009 at 3:21 PM.

Oh I cant bear to watch it!

By Starsky.. Posted August 11 2009 at 2:48 AM.

Latest cinematic release out now. Don't miss it at a cinema near you.... "The bear-witch Project"

By Sara.. Posted August 11 2009 at 2:52 AM.

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life

By ChrisK.. Posted August 9 2009 at 11:07 AM.

Dont blame the poor animal, the woman was obviously stupid enough to know the risks but if you go swimming at a polar bear, what do you expect it to do run over to you and give you a big sloppy kiss?

LEAVE THE POLAR BEARS ALONE THE ZOO KEEPERS ARE RIGHT TO NOT MENTION THE ANIMAL!!

By Dana.. Posted August 6 2009 at 12:01 AM.

Nature have it own ways to remove retarted genes from genepool.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
~ Will Rogers

By Make75.. Posted August 3 2009 at 9:28 AM.

What a silly idea to get in the pool FULL OF bear.......... In fact, polar bears are so different from what they look!!!

By Jang.. Posted August 3 2009 at 4:29 AM.

"It was terrible but we do not wish to identify the bear involved."

lol. Hate mail perhaps? Or will it be sued?

By Fanta`.. Posted July 30 2009 at 2:24 PM.

obviously the woman has mental issues, but im sick and tired of animals paying the price for mankinds arrogance, ignorance and lack of respect

By sharnea.. Posted July 30 2009 at 8:32 AM.

Hypnosis gone wrong?

By Frank.. Posted July 30 2009 at 4:11 AM.

Either she's insane or simply looking for cheap publicity

By ainul.. Posted July 27 2009 at 2:52 AM.

DONT BLAME THE BEARS

By lauren.. Posted July 26 2009 at 10:13 PM.

Please bear with me while I comment on this article. I'll bet she's really em-bear-assed. Even more so had she been bear-chested. Either way, I'll bet the pain was un-bear-able! She's about the same size as Pavarotti, maybe she sings bear-itone.

By phil.. Posted July 26 2009 at 5:59 PM.

Who an earth would do that! she should be glad she is a life .
What a stupied idea!!!

By jennifer.. Posted July 26 2009 at 5:34 PM.

Should have left her in there, if she was stupid enough to go in there in the first place!

By Juice Berlin.. Posted July 26 2009 at 11:47 AM.

PUT IT DOWN!!!! - the woman I mean....she could have given that poor bear SWINE FLU!!!

By Hornstar.. Posted July 24 2009 at 8:16 PM.

absolutely insane those poor bears didnt stand a chance.That women should be ashamed of herself wanting to swim with those bears what if she had bit one of them.

By steve wilky.. Posted July 19 2009 at 8:54 PM.

AS IF YOU WOULD??!!!!
AT FEEDING TIME!!!!!!!

SHE SHOULD GET IN TROUBLE..ENT THE BEARS FAULT IF A BIG HIPPO LUMP JUMPS IN..THEY WER HUNGRY!!

By *S*.. Posted July 19 2009 at 5:25 PM.

probably the most stupid woman in the world,,,

By Jay.. Posted July 19 2009 at 3:19 PM.

What attack??? Teddy just wants to play!

By julz.. Posted July 19 2009 at 2:51 PM.

this enormous fat woman must have been rather lonely,, saw the polar bears and thought, God my own kind, lets see if i can find me a mate..The polar bear had 1 look and thought, i rather commit hari kiri then mate with that, who can blame that poor bear??imagine she comes swimming to you!!??even a beluga whale looks better then that dimwit!Sue the Zoo, is she nuts??,they should sue her, the bear is out having a family day,up swims this ugly thing and ruins his day, on top of that he gets sued.What a moron that woman is along with those who took her side!! DUHHHHHHHHHH!1

By rudy koetsier.. Posted July 19 2009 at 12:51 PM.

what an idiot. if she didnt jump in there in the first place they wouldnt have "tried to eat her"
i think they were trying to help her.
she looks like a whale anyway so if they were trying to eat her then that would be why :)

By katie.. Posted July 19 2009 at 10:52 AM.

you cant blame the bear as she looks of similar shape proportions to a beluga whale.

they should have left her in there.

By davey boy.. Posted July 19 2009 at 10:28 AM.

look cuddly don't they these polly bears!!!!!!! chuck her in with a Komodo dragon I bet she would have a different take on the whole decision to cuddle up to a wild animal albeit in a zoo situation. Mental health issues with this lady. I hope she gets help

By janie.. Posted July 19 2009 at 8:57 AM.

lmao @ Alex. Z. Possibly the dumbest person in the world!! Doubtful, if you want that aswer just look in the mirror!!!

By Steve.. Posted July 17 2009 at 6:58 AM.

Is Berlin Zoo in England? I have always thought it is in Berlin. A woman involved was from Brandenburg which doesn't sound an English name either.

By W.. Posted July 16 2009 at 6:44 AM.

Possibly the dumbest person in the world!! Only in England!!

By Alex Z.. Posted July 16 2009 at 6:02 AM.

oh my god what a stupid thing to do, what on earth did she think will happen.
she is so lucky to be alive

By lisa.. Posted July 15 2009 at 5:17 PM.

Well it certainly adds flavour to the comment " Bear Arse"

By Ahmad.. Posted July 15 2009 at 4:29 PM.

I can't believe how stupid people are. Same thing happened here in the states except it was a tigers cage. 3 teens old enough to know better were drunk and on drugs jumped the tigers cage wall and tormented the poor tiger and killed one of the teens. Did I feel sorry for them hell no. The 2 survivors sued the zoo and won how crazy was that!!!! Like I said stupid people BTW the tiger was killed.

By SC.. Posted July 14 2009 at 1:33 AM.

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