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Sunday 7 June 2015

Horrifying moment lion reared up and mauled woman to death through her car window in SA safari park

The horrifying moment American tourist Katherine Chappell was mauled to death by a lioness through her car window after she stopped to take a pic in an SA safari park was captured on camera

The pic, taken by another tourist riding in a car behind Katherine's, shows the lion peering into the vehicle seconds before it attacked and killed Katherine through the open window. 

 


The tourist, Ben Govender, 38, described the 'terrifying' scene as he watched the animal take its first bite out of the passenger on the back seat before retreating from the vehicle, blood dripping from its mouth and paw. 

Mr Govender said that at first the male and female lions did not seem interested - and that the lioness stood up 'without warning'.

He said: 'It was terrifying. After the first bite the lioness retreated from the car with blood dripping from her mouth and paw. We all thought she was done and didn’t like what she’d just bitten. But then like someone in a temper that wasn’t satisfied in a fight, she leaped back into the car and mauled the passenger.

'The rangers came running in and the two lions ran off but the lioness had half the passenger’s shoulder in her mouth. And it was too late to do anything to save her.'

Mr Govender, who lives nearby, was visiting the park with his mother, sister and friends, when he watched the driver of the vehicle in front stop next to two lions and roll down his window. 
The passenger, Miss Chappell, did the same.

He said: 'We decided to show our friends a local spot where they could see real lions in a "wild" setting. The SUV in front of us stopped next to two lions and the driver rolled down his window.
 The passenger did the same, I presume to get a photo. The male lion didn’t seem very interested by this and at that point the lioness didn’t seem bothered either.
'She got up very lazily and stretched out her body. Then suddenly without warning she stood up at the window of the SUV.'
He added: 'At first it just looked like an amazing shot of a lion stood up at the window. The lion can only have has its head in that window for around 15 seconds. 
'At that moment the tourist was face to face with one of the most ferocious, incredible and magnificent animals.

'But then the lioness lunged and we saw the driver diving into the passenger seat and punching at the lioness.'
Mr Govender said it appeared to him the driver did not have a chance to drive off or close the window.
'The lioness was just too powerful. After initially retreating she then came back. It was extremely fast – all over in a matter of a couple of minutes. And all we could do was hoot for help,' he said.
By the time the gamesmen had arrived Katherine – known by her friends as “Katie” – was dead.
The lions were swiftly moved to another enclosure while their victim was taken out of the car to resuscitate her. 

Source: UK Daily Mail

26 comments:

Unknown said...

Chai this kind death no good @ all o rip to her

obietrezy said...

She no get sense ni, infact whites most times behave like mumu.. How will you be in such a park where they're being allowed to move freely and you'll leave your window wind down.. Abegi it's her cup of tea. Jor oh

Anonymous said...

This is so terrible.. I can really imagine how it goes.

obietrezy said...

Please enough of this story, since they refused to have senses in them. You want to snap a lion from a close range, what an ode talk.... Idiots

Ina said...

Chai why did the driver not speed off?

Mr 47 said...

I'm sorry for sounding so mean but Who will park their SUV so close to the most deadliest killing machine with great instinct then roll down their window to take some stupid picture?? What's she trying to prove? A brave girl ???Well sorry Katie, you're so stupid n your stupidity got u killed. R.I.P

Unknown said...

Oh no this story seems like that of a horror movie. What a painful death
Rip to her
FCB GAL

Unknown said...

See as females for every specie dey behave, the male was calm but the female wanted to show off. Same everywhere
Smh, rip to her
FCB GAL

Juleslouis said...

Oh my! What was she thinking rolling down d windows? May she RIP

Unknown said...

Horrific

Goaldyn Boy said...

Why did both the driver and the victim wind down their glasses? Why couldn't they take pictures without winding down there glasses? Why didn't the driver zoom off when the lioness approached? Why didn't they move along with a guard or ranger? Why...? Too many questions begging for answers!!!

Unknown said...

Horrible

Unknown said...

White could be foolish shaa. Imagine stopping right in front of that huge beast and then winning down your class. Even if I was riding in a bullet proof car which I know are usually made of reinforced materials, I wouldn't go so close not think of winning down my glass

Anonymous said...

Ok. So that one just stayed and took pictures of the horrific attack instead of ramming the lions with his/her own car? And that one too wound down to snap a lion @ close range. Smh

TONIA GREEN said...

Never touch the tail of a Lion, not even a dead Lion. Rip Katie. Please repent and believe in God and the saviour Jesus Christ. THE VOICE OF THE PROPHETESS

Anonymous said...

And to think there was a sign right in front of them that said no one should ever wind down under any circumstance. Linda you left that out of the story. Why don't people read signs and posters?

Unknown said...

May her soul rest on....

mira cookie said...

In their specie, lioness do the hunting...read abt it!

Unknown said...

Thw fool who took this pics should have drove up towards the lions to scared them away but as we all know the technology is more valuable than human lives this day so he/she decided to take a pic! Sad, just Sad!

Anonymous said...

Well madam fcb FYI d females r the hunters while the males protect the house. Go back to your books

Anonymous said...

If you were a little smart or you watched nat geo wild/animal planet a little you'd know that lionesses are deadlier coz they are the hunters in the pride.

Olaide Davies. said...

Who needs a sign in such a place? The woman is just too stupid.Only pray she makes heaven.

Anonymous said...

you used a small SUV like this to go for a safari trip....what is wrong with these millennial americans sef?

Ibe Nwaonyeuku said...

The Driver who was behind the victim should tried to scare the lion and lioness with his own car.

Unknown said...

I'd so sad

Anonymous said...

eya

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