1 killed after lion escapes enclosure at animal center: Officials
1 killed after lion escapes enclosure at animal center: Officials
One person was killed by a lion that escaped a locked space at a North Carolina animal center, officials said Sunday.
"While a husbandry team led by a professionally trained animal keeper was carrying out a routine enclosure cleaning, one of the lions somehow left a locked space and entered the space the humans were in and quickly killed one person," the Conservators Center in Caswell County, North Carolina, said in a statement.
The lion was shot dead so personnel could retrieve the worker, the center said.
The center said in the statement it was "devastated by the loss of a human life."
Just arriving in Burlington - where a lion at the Conservators’ Center mauled a worker to death today. We’re being told the animal somehow left a locked area. The nonprofit is closed until further notice. #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/BmcWEsCcvT
— Elaina Athans (@AthansABC11) December 30, 2018
The Caswell Sheriff’s Office just now leaving Conservators Center - where a worker was killed today by a lion. The nonprofit, according to its website, is home to more than 80 animals including lions & tigers. #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/OtrPW88c2j
— Elaina Athans (@AthansABC11) December 30, 2018
It was not immediately clear how the lion escaped the enclosure.
The center is home to more than 80 animals and more than 21 species, according to its website.
The center said it will be closed until further notice.
This story is developing. Please check back for more updates.
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