Lady, 14, killed by lion in Kenya

A 14-year-old woman has been killed by a lion on the outskirts of Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) stated.

The kid was snatched from a residential compound on a ranch subsequent to Nairobi Nationwide Park, in keeping with the conservation company.

The alarm was raised by one other teenager and KWS rangers adopted tracks to the close by Mbagathi River, the place they discovered the first college woman’s stays.

The lion has not been discovered however KWS stated it had set a entice and deployed search groups to search for the animal.

The company added that extra safety measures had been taken to forestall any additional assaults.

Nairobi Nationwide Park lies simply 10km (six miles) from the town centre and is dwelling to animals comparable to lions, buffalos, giraffes, leopards and cheetahs.

It’s fenced on three sides to cease animals roaming into the town however it’s open to the south to permit animals emigrate out and in of the realm.

Whereas lions usually come into battle with people in Kenya, particularly over livestock, it isn’t frequent for individuals to be killed.

Final yr, CCTV footage captured the second a lion snatched a Rottweiler canine from one other dwelling close to Nairobi Nationwide Park.

KWS additionally reported {that a} 54-year-old man was killed by an elephant on Saturday. The incident occurred within the central Nyeri nation, about 130km (80 miles) north of Nairobi.

The elephant was grazing in Mere Forest when it attacked the person, who sustained severe chest accidents, fractured ribs and inside trauma.

He was taken to hospital the place he died from his accidents.

Extra reporting by Ruth Nesoba in Nairobi