During the early hours of this morning, February 21, at about 02:00, an employee of the Kruger National Park was bitten in the arm by a hyena while she was asleep in her room at the Berg-en-Dal staff living quarters.
The staff member was stabilised afterwards and rushed to a hospital for further medical attention. Her condition is stable.
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Isaac Phaala, the spokesperson for the park, confirmed that the section ranger and his team had initiated a search for the hyena. Regrettably, they had to euthanise it.
Phaala stated that they do not have any further details at this stage.
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