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Monday, 1 June 2015

Lion kills American woman in South African Wildlife park

An American killed in a lion attack at Lion Park in South Africa was dragged to her death in mere minutes. The unidentified 22-year-old woman was dragged to her death and another person seriously hurt after the pair left their window down during the drive-thru African safari.

The woman was dragged out of the SUV by the lioness and her companion was injured as he tried to save her from the lion's jaws at Gauteng Lion Park near Johannesburg.
The SUV
 
 This incident happened in the middle of the afternoon.
 
It's believed she had been trying to take pictures with the windows open when the lion attacked.
Police confirmed that she was 22 years old and an American citizen and the US Embassy confirmed the incident has been reported to them.
The park's manager Scott Simpson said: 'We don't know exactly what happened, we do know that there was a car driving to the lion camp and the lion did come through the window and it did bite the lady. 
'Unfortunately the ambulance arrived quite soon but the lady has passed away.'
It is believed that the lion jumped through the window, bit the woman, and a man was injured trying to pull the lion off her, although the park are still trying to piece together the exact sequence of events.
 
They have now identified the lioness responsible for the attack and confirmed that they've put her in a separate enclosure but say there are no plans as yet to destroy the animal.

The Park's manager said they don't have any intention to put the Lioness down because they have huge signs in the park warning tourists to keep their windows closed but will review its safety measures.

 

110 comments:

Joshtech said...

Lobatan! Where are the life save guard ?

yawanow said...

They should butcher the damn lion.

Unknown said...

Saw something similar on an episode of Nat Geo wild,she should have wined up,rip dear.

Pidgin Mistress said...

Hmm, keep ur windows closed u nor read that one abi?, Sheybe u wan snap lioness, anyway RIP. For those of una wen dey go zoo, be careful

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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May her soul RIP.....
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Davido's driver said...

Rip. Lindaobserve

Davido's driver said...

Omg

Davido's driver said...

And i was planning to go there after davido drops album june 8th

Davido's driver said...

And i was planning to go there after davido drops album june 8th

Anonymous said...

RIP! Bt dis oyinbo's cn risk their life oooo. Y wld u open ur window wen u dey see lion life. Cnt evn thnk of going to dt kind of plc anywy

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Joshtech said...

R.i.p to the death.

sylvia said...

Y would i want to see a lion???jeez...may her soul RIP

Unknown said...

Weda in d park or not, wild animal is a wild animal...now aren't u lucky khloe? Dis might be ur case next time...pple be looking 4 beasts whilst de r sleeping

Anonymous said...

Not funny ooo...

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Unknown said...

She go find death go em house. Rip.

Anonymous said...

Not funny ooo...

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Unknown said...

Nawooh,

Angie said...

She was warned against driving thru the park with her windows open.
RIP, American tourist.

Unknown said...

eh ya sorry for her

Angie said...

She was warned against driving thru the park with her window open..
RIP, American tourist.

Anonymous said...

Years old Lindz?
~D great anonymous!

Unknown said...

Suicide mission

Anonymous said...

Rip dear tourist.
~D great anonymous!

Anonymous said...

Seriously?!!! Still stealing stories off UK Daily Mail and you can't be bothered to acknowledge your source?? This is the height of lazy news reporting, blogging or whatever you want to call it. All the three posts preceding this post is a blatant rip off Daily Mail!

AMIJEZ said...

It's a pity.

Juleslouis said...

Na she find wahala na. May she rest in peace.

MADE IN NIGERIA said...

How sad!!! May her soul rest in peace.....

Unknown said...

This is bad. Rip to her.

Unknown said...

O jesus!!! This is horrible! RIP

Blog It With Olivia said...

Na wa o for this kind story
May her soul RIP









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Golda Awosika said...

Dia dey go again, y do ppl underestimate ds animals lyk dey cant do notn!!! Dey wia warned and careless to ve left d window open. Its not a zoo for christ's sake
#*karlishah*

Unknown said...

That's unfortunate....
Rest in peace to the dead.

Unknown said...

Na wa o! What kind of story is dis kwanu??? Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Na wa o! What kind of story is dis kwanu??? Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Rip

Unknown said...

Odikwa very dangerous,dis lion dikwa very carnivorous,and dat white american flesh must be very delicious.

Unknown said...

Painful death.

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

May God rest her soul

Unknown said...

Aww Smh So Sad Rip

Unknown said...

Rip

knowurway.com said...

Hmmm may her soul rest in peace

Abraham Ndu said...

Chineke Gbahara unu...unu ji odum egwu egwuregwu... Rip

Unknown said...

Lion dey sleep..tourist go wake am up.RIP

Anonymous said...

ahh, pls they shouldn't kill the animal, its a lion naa, KING of THE jungle abi KING of BEASTS. IT was created with the instinct to pounce, kill and feed. While man was given the brain to know the dangers. Poor lion was using its defense mechanism. So sad the lady died but destroying the animal afterwards is in no way useful.

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kemikane said...

Imagine trying to take pictures just like in horror movies. There are always signs of warning against that but some think they are wise. Rip

Anonymous said...

Oh my GOD! so where did she get the money because her husband said he has only N1million in his bank account

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Unknown said...

Omg! She wouldn't have left the window open. R.I.P! This is a very painful death.

Unknown said...

Omg! She wouldn't have left the window open. R.I.P! This is a very painful death.

CHERRY said...

RIP!

Anonymous said...

Na waao

Anonymous said...

Rip. Not that it matters, but i wonder if d deceased was oyinbo. If i was a betting man id say yes, for some reason theyre drawn to all this risky entertainment. Snapping lion, jumping from aeroplanes, bungee jumping. And I'm out!@babasegi

Anonymous said...

Rip. Not that it matters, but i wonder if d deceased was oyinbo. If i was a betting man id say yes, for some reason theyre drawn to all this risky entertainment. Snapping lion, jumping from aeroplanes, bungee jumping. And I'm out!@babasegi

KWEEN said...

So sorry about the life lost. But I don't see why the lioness should be killed. Who drives through a safari teeming with wild lions with their windows down? Despite strict warnings against that? The lioness was only being a lioness. Sorry to say. May the lady's soul rest In peace. Amen.

Jasmine Joseph said...

Rip so sad and unfortunate

ary said...

That is why conservatives call on humans to stop disturbing the wild life, she was probably taking pictures to show off to friends too bad that won't be happening! plus they should not put the animal down it was acting according to its instinct!

Unknown said...

DAMN!!!
...NA ZO

KWEEN said...

Thank you!! A thousand likes.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm, Lioness like white meat. Yummy Yummy. Yes, very stupid of the girl to leave the window open. What, no AC? I hope the lion is not destroyed. It was just being a wild animal. Not like the guy that got hot water poured on him. Jerk.

Ade Gonzalez said...

Its really unfortunate.
I wish the dead lady eternal rest and the park should review its safety measures...
Its really sad!

Anonymous said...

RIP after all




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Unknown said...

Oyinbo too like ovasabi

Unknown said...

Rip.
Let's learn to always follow instructions.

Unknown said...

OMG. thats terrible.

Unknown said...

OMG. thats terrible.

linaluv said...

Rip.

Unknown said...

What is ur business .. why e dey pain u

Anonymous said...

Bros abi na sister, u dey work for UK daily mail? Y e dey pain you na? You too wey dey hop from dailymail to Linda blog, u no get work? See wahala o

Anonymous said...

To be on the safe side. don't even bother visiting the zoo 'abeg'...Life is too short for such costly mishaps...I remember almost being killed by some dogs as a child....Biko!

Anonymous said...

Where bfo u expect to get news? Ur. Village mail? Jealousy jelousy! Okigbo. Bad belle.

MILLIONZ said...

Mumu...Ave noticed u, u too dey show ur self. U nd davido na who be orga?

Unknown said...

She had it coming.
RIP

Eze said...

Are u mad.....butcher the look for Wot.
Its a wild animal not a domestic animal.....
No be them go find am
Plus the signs says wind up ur window glasses
Omoh na she kill her self

Eze said...

Its called wild life and domestic life

KWEEN said...

For what? For being the wild animal that she is? Hell no!! Tourists should be more careful rather!

Anonymous said...

For doing what it does naturally?

Anonymous said...

Lmao. U just cracked me up

Unknown said...

Hmmm Rip dear

Dreezy the quidnunc said...

Warning sign were everywhere... RIP THOU

Dreezy the quidnunc said...

Warning signs were everywhere

Dreezy the quidnunc said...

For what, she should have adhered strictly to the park warning signs nah ...

Dreezy the quidnunc said...

Gerarahia

Anonymous said...

This is sad but they should not kill the lion. It was just being a lion, that woman should have closed the window.

Anonymous said...

Rip to d lady. To start with there are always signs saying wind up, even if there wasn't any, u don't need one to tell u to do so. Dats y they are called wild animals. These animals ain't tamed. There are also buses for tourists there, i would always use them than drive myself. Cus those pple work there day and night. Been there before and those animals are huge, just them running towards the buses u can feel the ground vibrate. And u dare wind down? Hmmm so sad. May her soul RIP.

Unknown said...

See wetin selfie don cause. #Otondo

Anonymous said...

Shuo! Life save guard against lion?

Anonymous said...

You should be butchered for making such a careless statement

Anonymous said...

Nor blame the lion jor.

Sometimes Americans can do mumu, come see them for London. Lawd have mercy!

Anonymous said...

The word U're looking for is "wound"

Anonymous said...

Wtf is a LIFE SAVE GUARD??? Illiterate!

Anonymous said...

Lol

Rita said...

all dese Americans dey tire person sef. too much adventure. i dey fear to go those kain places cos suddenly car fit develop fault...who go help u?

Unknown said...

Its really heartbreaking! May God rest her soul

Anonymous said...

How could they have wound down?? i was scared outa my butt when i visited the park and the windows were up. Holiday gone fatal, its really a pity. RIP

Anonymous said...

Are you daft? Is it a swimming pool. Idiot go and volunteer to be a life save guard whatever that is.

Anonymous said...

abi shay they like to form risk takers, you see fully grown lion, you wan dey take selfie with am... Hehe let them learn, you only got one life yo

Anonymous said...

Bro it's *To the dead*

Unknown said...

Bros it's RIP to the dead* thank me later

Unknown said...

Sad, R.I.P

Anonymous said...

Rest in peace

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magi said...

I swear you funny die..

magi said...

I feel she didn't remove the flash from her camera or phone,cats are feel threatened by sharp bright light,and the lion attacked by instincts

Anonymous said...

Oh my lord


Unknown said...

You guys are just bunch of idiots, when someone makes a mistake you correct am sure you all finished from the just ''converted college of education to university''

Oluwaseun S said...

Wow! Rip

Anonymous said...

I think Mr illiterate meant life saver...which still doesn't make any sense!!! It happened at wild game park, not in the ocean(that's where you get life savers) hence we dub you Sir Illiterate of all the land.

Unknown said...

The lady just killed herself for nothing. RIP

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