Lion Attacks, Kills 14-Year-Old Girl In Nairobi National Park
Two persons died over the weekend in separate events reported in Kenya’s national game parks.
According to a statement made on Sunday by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS), the first incidence occurred on a ranch near the southern fringe of Nairobi National Park, where a lioness tragically attacked a 14-year-old girl.
According to KWS, the girl was attacked in Savannah near Nairobi National Park, and the incident’s specifics have yet to be confirmed.
The lion is believed to be from Nairobi National Park and met the girl after entering a residential area at Savannah Ranch.
A witness who saw the incident on Saturday at 7 p.m. raised the alarm, triggering a quick reaction from KWS rangers and emergency teams.
A stray Lion from Nairobi National Park attacks and kills a grade 7 pupil after accessing a residential compound within Savannah Ranch.
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Another kid who witnessed the ordeal yesterday at around 7PM raised alarm and KWS rangers and response teams were swiftly mobilized and traced… pic.twitter.com/68uTA5NToT
The crews tracked bloodstains that took them to the Mbagathi River, where they discovered the girl’s body with injuries on her lower back.
According to reports, the 14-year-old attends a nearby elementary school and is in grade 7. The body was taken to Nairobi Funeral Home for postmortem.
Efforts to locate the renegade lion are ongoing, following a recent series of park breaks involving lions, which have been routine sightings in homes near the national park.
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The second incidence involved an elephant attack in Nyeri County, where a 54-year-old man died from his injuries.
According to KWS, the guy died as a result of his injuries after being crushed by an elephant in Mere Forest, Kieni East.
On March 28, dread seized residents of Ongata Rongai in Kajiado County when CCTV footage of a lioness preying in a residential area surfaced online.
A lioness was recorded entering a compound in Rongai, where it killed one pet dog and carried away another white one. #kws #rongai
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In the video released online, the lioness was shown gently approaching the gate of a well-secured compound before climbing on top of the concrete wall that supports the metal gate.
Lion Attacks, Kills 14-Year-Old Girl In Nairobi National Park
