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American tourist mauled to death by a lion in SA
01 Jun 2015 at 15:39hrs | Views
An American tourist has been killed and another person seriously injured in an attack by a lion at the Lion Park near Lanseria.
Reports say there were two people travelling in the car with their windows apparently open.
The lion is reported to have jumped through the open window, biting a woman who was in the passenger's seat.
The driver was injured while attempting to free the woman from the animal's grasp.
"We had a gentleman and a lady driving with the windows wide open. The lion came through the passenger side window and attacked her," park's assistant operations manager Scott Simpson said.
"The man sustained slight injuries trying to fight her off."
Reports say there were two people travelling in the car with their windows apparently open.
The lion is reported to have jumped through the open window, biting a woman who was in the passenger's seat.
"We had a gentleman and a lady driving with the windows wide open. The lion came through the passenger side window and attacked her," park's assistant operations manager Scott Simpson said.
"The man sustained slight injuries trying to fight her off."
Source - EWN
