Overview

• The 58-year-old employee exited his car to pick up an object inside Safari World's drive-through lion area.
• A lion attacked from behind and several others joined, with the assault lasting about 15 minutes as tourists honked and shouted from their vehicles.
• Colleagues eventually dispersed the animals and took the keeper to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.
• Authorities and park representatives say leaving the vehicle breached established safety protocols, and Thai police have opened an investigation.
• Peta Asia called for the lions to be moved to a sanctuary and offered assistance, as police described the case as the park’s first fatal incident of this kind.