US zoo intern fatally attacked by a lion


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Burlington, North Carolina: An intern was helping do some routine cleaning at a North Carolina wildlife centre when a lion attacked and swiftly killed her, authorities said. Visitors were rushed out while the staff and authorities tried vainly to tranquilise the animal and reach the young woman’s body.


But in the end, deputies shot and killed the lion.


Alexandra Black, 22, was killed by a lion at a North Carolina zoo.

Alexandra Black, 22, was killed by a lion at a North Carolina zoo.Credit:NBC News


Alexandra Black of New Palestine, Indiana, had been at the Conservators Centre for about two weeks. The 22-year-old recent college graduate is being remembered for her passionate pursuit of a career working with animals.


“This person’s passion was the zoological industry. This was not this person’s first internship. This person wanted to spend a lifetime around these animals, and I believe that the family was very supportive of that,” the privately run centre’s executive director, Mindy Stinner, told reporters on Sunday.


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