An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured by a wolf in the Johannismühle wildlife park, in Brandenburg, Germany. The incident occurred on Wednesday. The minor was transported by helicopter to the hospital for head injuries, according to BBC News. No one else was injured in the attack.

Police reported that the girl was in a park enclosure in Baruth/Mark, with a staff member and two other minors. The precise circumstances of the attack are under investigation. The park has been temporarily closed to the public and will reopen on November 2, as indicated on its website.

The Johannismühle park is home to grey and Arctic wolves. The attack occurred before the 10:00 local opening time. According to the newspaper Bild, cited by BBC News, the girl may have been participating in a special visit. The park does indeed offer small group tours for interacting with animals, including the possibility of feeding the wolves.

This incident adds to recent animal attacks in European parks. BBC News recalled the death of a keeper in a Dutch zoo this week, attacked by a leopard. A man was killed by a tiger in a park in the United Kingdom earlier this month. These events highlight a worrying series of similar incidents.