A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a leopard after it escaped from its enclosure while he prepared a tour for visitors.
The 36-year-old employee at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, named locally as Uriel Nuri, was pronounced dead after suffering wounds to his neck and upper body.
Local media reports that the leopard escaped its habitat and reached an inner courtyard.
He was taken to Hadassah-University Medical Centre in Ein Kerem in a critical condition to undergo medical treatment. After extensive efforts, hospital staff declared him dead.
Paramedic Dov Shari told the Jerusalem Post: 'I ran over and saw a man lying unconscious, with significant injuries to his neck. We immediately attempted to stop the bleeding, and very quickly, another team arrived.
