Lion mauls American tourist to death in South African game park
Source: The Guardian
An American woman has been mauled to death by a lion that leaped through an open car window at a game park in South Africa, an official has said.
A man who was driving the car was reportedly injured when he tried to fight off the lion. The tourists have not been named.
The police have launched an investigation into the incident, which was witnessed by other visitors to the park.
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Visitors to the park are given numerous warnings not to leave their windows open, Simpson said. “We make it so clear. We put signage up everywhere that people must keep their windows closed. We hand them a slip of paper when they enter the park; I really don’t understand why people think its OK to leave windows open."
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/01/lion-mauls-us-tourist-death-south-african-game-park
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In a wild animal park, you should expect there are wild animals. I suspect they were on their own and not with a licensed guide who would nix open windows. When I was in Kruger National Park some twenty years ago two Japanese tourists were eaten alive when they got out of the car and stood in front of feeding lions to take a selfie. Tragic. 
> We had a gentleman and a lady driving with the windows wide open.
What a pair of fuckwits.
The victim was identified as Katherine Chappell, a visual effects editor and wildlife conservationist.
Chappell had worked on the special effects of popular series Game of Thrones as well as the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Divergence, the Daily Mail reported.
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