Shocking video shows man being mauled by lion after entering its enclosure in South Africa
The facility’s owner was treated for neck and jaw wounds after the attack
A lion whose attack on a man at a wildlife area in South Africa was recorded in a graphic video has been killed.
The News24 media outlet reported Wednesday that a staff member at Marakele Predator Centre in Limpopo province killed the lion after it mauled Michael Hodge, the owner of the facility.
The graphic and potentially upsetting footage, which can be viewed below, shows Hodge walking in an enclosure behind the lion and then running for an exit when the lion turns and chases him. The lion quickly drags him toward some bushes.
The website of the Marakele Predator Centre said Hodge and his wife moved from Britain to South Africa in 1999.
In the video, Hodge seems to look around and kick up a little dirt before turning to leave – at which point the creature senses him and turns around to face him.