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Mar 30, 2008 10:43 pm US/Eastern

Woman Recovering After Cheetah Attack

The Woman Was Bit More Than 40 Times

WELLINGTON (CBS4) ― A Palm Beach woman is recovering after being attacked by two cheetahs at a wildlife conservation. She is expected to leave the hospital on Monday.

The attack happened Saturday about 6:00 p.m. at the Panther Ridge Conservation Center located at 14755 50th Street South Wellington, about 10 miles west of the Florida Turnpike in Wellington.

Judy Berens, who owns the conservation center, was conducting a show inside the cage, when one of the cheetahs got distracted by a ball being bounced by a kid outside of the enclosure.

The cat charged the fence, knocking Berens down to the ground. Both cheetahs who were in the closure then clawed and bit Berens more than 40 times all over her arms, her legs, and even her back.

The people watching the show managed to rescue her, investigators said. Berens was airlifted to Delray Medical Center.

According to police, the woman will walk away with only scars.  

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