Tiger mauls animal handler at Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast

Queensland ambulance service says woman suffered arm injuries' before being taken to hospital

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A tiger handler has been mauled by a big cat at a Gold Coast theme park, with emergency services saying she is in hospital with injuries to her arm.

A Queensland ambulance service (QAS) spokesperson said paramedics transported a woman from Dreamworld to the Gold Coast university hospital with multiple lacerations to the arm" after an incident involving a tiger" at about 9am Monday.

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