Woman hospitalised after wombat attack at zoo
UPDATE 11.40AM: A WOMAN has been hospitalised after she was attacked by a wombat this morning.
An informant told emergency services a woman had been bitten on her calf by a wombat at the Wildlife HQ, Woombye about 10.30am.
A Queensland Ambulance spokesman said the woman was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
A spokesman from Wildlife HQ said it was "nothing dramatic" and a "false alarm by a volunteer".
EARLIER: PARAMEDICS are responding to reports of a wombat attack at Wildlife HQ, Woombye.
Reports came in of the attack about 10.30am, with an informant telling emergency services a "middle-aged" woman had been bitten on the leg by a wombat at the centre on Nambour Connection Rd.
The ambulance has not arrived on a scene yet.
