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Woman mauled to death by lion at Gauteng Lion Park

Visitors look at a lion, donated by South Africa, in an enclosure at Abidjan Zoo. Picture Credit: AFP
Visitors look at a lion, donated by South Africa, in an enclosure at Abidjan Zoo. Picture Credit: AFP

A woman has died and another person is critically injured after being attacked by a lion.

The two tourists were reportedly travelling with their windows opened and a lion managed to get in, the woman was killed and the driver critically injured.

This is not the only incident to occur at the park this year.

In March this year Australian tourist,Brendan Smith, from Perth, Western Australia, was also attacked by a lion in the park.

Smith had also been travelling with his window open. The lion managed to get in his car through the window and bit him on the leg. Smith posted pictures of his injuries on Facebook. he'd only been in the country 36 hours.

Also a visitor to the Lion Park in 2014 uploaded a video on Youtube of a lion opening a car door.

 

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