Webnewsr: 'Harrowing' Shoalhaven zoo lion attack leaves zookeeper with serious injuries

The zoo employee, who is in her 30s, was reportedly in critical condition and was being treated by several ambulance crews

A female zookeeper has been attacked by a lion at a zoo on the New South Wales south coast.

Emergency services were called to Shoalhaven Zoo on Friday morning after reports the woman, in her mid 30s, suffered serious face and neck injuries in the attack, a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said.