Zoo review after woman is mauled

One of the tigers grabbed the woman's arm

Dublin Zoo has said it is reviewing its security after a 19-year-old woman was mauled by a tiger.

The victim had scaled security fences before putting her arm through the fence into the Amur Siberian tiger enclosure on Tuesday.

A tiger grabbed her and tried to drag her in, but then let go. The woman, whose name has not been released, is reportedly from Northern Ireland.

She is said to be in a stable condition in hospital in the Irish capital.

The woman, who was accompanied by a man, had climbed a timber barrier into a service area and then over a 1.2 metre wall before putting her arm through a wire mesh fence.

Two of the rare big cats were resting in the enclosure and one lunged at her, grabbing her arm and trying to pull her through.

Her companion raised the alarm and the woman was taken to hospital for treatment.

Leo Oosterweghel, director of Dublin Zoo, said the tigers, which can grow up to 3.5m in length, reacted as they would in the wild.

"The tigers obviously reacted the way tigers would, they are wild animals," he said, adding the animal would not be put down.

The zoo is reviewing its security, but the incident is not likely to result in more fencing around the enclosure.