Lion kills South Africa park employee, Report

Lion kills wildlife park employee in South Africa.

A lioness has mauled a game reserve worker to death. The 45-year-old man was attacked in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi wildlife park while on a routine round to pump water on Monday morning, a spokesman said.

A colleague was able to escape the attack in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal and call for help.

The victim had worked at the park for 16 years before his death.

“He suffered injuries to his neck and thigh and died instantly,” said Musa Mntambo, spokesman for the regional conservation agency, Ezemvelo Wildlife.

The lioness, who was found to be sick, was later put down, the spokesman said.

In June 2015, an American tourist was killed by a lion when it attacked her through an open car window while driving through a park outside Johannesburg.

Agencies/Canadajournal