Zookeeper mauled to death by lions she tended to in their enclosure at South African game reserve

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Swane van Wyk, 21, had been working at the Zwartkloof Private Game Reserve near the town of Bela-Bela.

ByA zookeeper has been mauled to death by lions at a private game reserve in South Africa, according to local news reports.

Her screams alerted other staff members. She escaped the cage but was found collapsed by its gate with deep bite and claw wounds, the news outlet added. A lion is pictured in South Africa's Kruger National Park on April 16, 2017 in this illustrative image. A 21-year-old zookeeper was reportedly mauled to death by lions in a private game reserve in the country's Limpopo province."On arrival, they found the woman with severe injuries outside the cage. She was certified dead by the paramedics at the scene," the statement said.

 

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africaupdates Wild Animals will always be wild animals.... people should stop treating these Animals as pets..... may her soul RIP

predators gonna eat.

The Lions win, today?

R.I.P for the ZOO keeper.

It is bad enough laypeople screw with wildlife, but it sucks when a trained zookeeper dies. Lack of food, or being in heat are the most likely suspects.

Another reminder that they are not PETS!!

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