Investigation Launched After Man Wrestles Bear at Warsaw Zoo

Police launched an investigation after a man broke into a bear enclosure at Warsaw Zoo on May 21, the zoo said, after footage emerged showing a man wrestling with a bear inside the enclosure.

Video from the zoo shows a man standing in the enclosure before a bear charges at him and the man flees into a moat. When the bear follows him into the water, a tussle starts before he manages to get out of the moat.

Following the incident, Warsaw Zoo released a statement which said the bear, named Sabina, has “calmed down.”

“She is under the care of caring guardians and we hope everything will be okay,” the zoo wrote. “The person who invaded the bear catwalk will be held accountable, police are already investigating.”

The video here shows the same man standing atop the enclosure as a bear circles below and firemen watch on. Credit: Le Cedre – Lebanese Restaurant via Storyful