Man Jumps Into Zoo, Face To Face With Lion, Lioness, Two Cubs

A man has done the unthinkable, by jumping into a zoo only to come face to face with a lion, a lioness and two cubs

The man believed to be in his thirties, succeeded in jumping over the security fences in the zoo in Accra the capital of Ghana.

This was disclosed by the Forestry Commission, the state agency responsible for wild life in the West African country, the NDTV has said

However, the statement did not disclose the motive of the victim who scaled the fence and landed in the lion’s enclosure yesterday.

“The intruder was attacked and injured by one of the lions, within the inner fencing of the enclosure,” the statement said, adding that he had died of his injuries.

The lion, a lioness and two cubs were still secure in their enclosure at the Accra Zoo, it added.

A police spokesman told AFP: “We’re investigating the case to establish how the man got into the restricted area.”

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The Accra Zoo where the incident occurred was first established as a private wildlife park menagerie in the early 1960s by Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. The Accra Zoo was opened to the public after his overthrow in 1966.