KIEV (Reuters) - A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.
"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.
"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."
The incident, Sunday evening when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.
Posted by marc at June 7, 2006 06:32 AMClearly the Church of Reality should cannonise this martyr to reality.
Posted by: Ian Eiloart at June 7, 2006 10:44 AMPoor schmuck just didn't have enough faith!!! But at least he was following in the great Christian tradition of feeding the lions.
Posted by: Moses at June 13, 2006 01:45 PM