MELBOURNE, Australia -- A woman has sustained severe injuries to an arm when she was attacked by a lion at an Australian zoo. The Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland state said the 50-year-old woman was watching animal keepers working in the zoo’s carnivore precinct before opening hours Sunday morning when she was attacked.

A woman has lost her arm after being attacked by a lion at Queensland's Darling Downs Zoo over the weekend officials said.

A woman has lost her arm after she was attacked by a lion at a zoo in Australia. The 50-year-old was reportedly watching keepers working with the big cats before opening hours on Sunday morning when she was mauled. The horrific incident happened at the Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland close to the rural town of Pilton.