Sunday, December 7, 2014

Photo: Man mauled by lions at Barcelona Zoo after 'deliberately entering enclosure'


      A man dressed in camouflage gear has been mauled by lions in an enclosure at Barcelona Zoo this afternoon.The man, said to be around 45 years old, was dragged down a tunnel by three beasts in the frightening attack.He was rescued alive, but taken to hospital in a serious condition after being bitten a number of times. Witnesses are said to have looked on in horror as the man entered the lion enclosure voluntarily, sitting on an out-of-bounds piece of grass.La Vanguardia newspaper reports he was attacked by a lion and two lionesses that pulled him into a service tunnel.He was rescued by zoo staff, firemen and police, who pushed the animals back with water hoses and fire extinguishers, and is now being treated at the Hospital de la Vall d'Hebron.


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