22-year-old animal lover mauled to death by lion while interning at wildlife reserve
Alexandra Black, 22, a graduate of Indiana State University, died on Sunday after she was mauled to death by a lion at Conservators Center in Burlington
A recent college graduate died after she was mauled to death by a lion that escaped its enclosure in a North Carolina animal preserve. Matthai, a male lion at the Conservators Center in Burlington, attacked and killed 22-year-old Alexandra Black, Daily Mail reports.
The beast managed to break free from a locked space when an animal husbandry team led by a keeper was carrying out routine cleaning, officials said.