2:01 pm today

Woman hospitalised after tiger attack at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast

2:01 pm today
The entrance to the Dreamworld theme park is seen on Gold Coast on October 25, 2016, after four people were killed when a park ride malfunctioned. Four people were killed at a theme park on Australia's popular Gold Coast on October 25, police said, with witnesses describing how "everyone was screaming" after a raft apparently flipped on a malfunctioning water ride. (Photo by Tertius Pickard / AFP)

Photo: AFP / Tertius Pickard

A trained tiger handler has been hospitalised after she was attacked by one of the animals at Dreamworld.

Paramedics say the woman in her 30s suffered several deep cuts and scratches to her arm.

She was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition at about 9am local time.

"Dreamworld acknowledges an incident that occurred involving one of the park's tigers and a trained tiger handler," a spokesperson from the themepark said in a statement.

"Dreamworld's immediate focus is on the support of the team member.

"This was an isolated and rare incident, and we will conduct a thorough review accordingly."

The Gold Coast theme park is home to nine Sumatran and Bengal tigers.

- This story was first published by ABC