Wolf bites woman in shock German attack in Hamburg shopping street

[muriel_volestrangler]

The highly unusual attack took place in the bustling Grosse Bergstrasse in Hamburg Altona, near an inner-city Ikea store on Monday evening.

The woman appears to have tried to lead the disoriented animal away from the shopping street. The wolf then bit the woman's face, according to local reports and then ran off.

The woman was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.
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The wolf was later spotted late on Monday night in the Binnenalster lake in Hamburg. Police managed to pull it out of the water with a rope.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20qxjxe2nno

Not where you'd think to find a wolf (It's not like Hamburg is in a wild or mountainous area either (the 2 neighbouring states are about the density of Delaware)). And a shame she was trying to help.

[CrystalwolfLady]

1. Rabies comes to mind. I hope they vaccinated her & should of quarantined the wolf for at least 14 days...

[GiqueCee]

2. That was my first thought...

... the behavior described is seriously out of character for a wolf, or, for that matter, any wild animal.
We live in an extremely rural and heavily forested area, so encounters with wild carnivores are not uncommon, and we've seen a few rabid animals in the 35 years we've lived here.
Failure of the authorities to follow protocols for rabies could be a death sentence for that woman.

[imaginary girl]

3. Sounds like it could be an escaped exotic pet