Overview

• Police identified the victim as Jian Rangkharasamee, 58, a nearly 30-year employee who supervised the wild-animal area.
• The attack began after he stepped out of a jeep around 11 a.m. in the drive-through zone as visitors honked to no effect.
• Five lions were involved at the site; staff later secured them in their enclosure, and the park houses 32 lions in total.
• Local police opened an inquiry into the circumstances, and Safari World Plc issued condolences and said it will investigate.
• PETA urged moving the lions to a sanctuary as viral eyewitness accounts intensified scrutiny of captive predator exhibits.