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The victim was named by local media under the name of Leon van Biljon, and the South African news website Netwerk24 said that he had been killed at Mahala View Lion Lodge near the city of Cullinan, in the north of the country, while he was trying to repair a broken fence in the lion's enclosure. .
According to the Mahala View Lion Lodge website, Van Biljon has offered "exclusive lectures, meals and game parties to lion lions," according to the Mahala View Lion Lodge website. According to local media and online reviews on the lodge, van Biljon was widely known as "The Lion Man".
Cullinan is a small town in the east of Pretoria, capital of South Africa.
The lodge's website indicates that three lions – named Rambo, Katryn and Nakita – are kept on the property, which serves as a safari lodge and offers accommodation, safaris and conference facilities. Local News24 news outlet reported that van Biljon had been killed by one of his own lions.
Cullinan police spokeswoman Connie Moganedi confirmed to CNN that a 70-year-old man was killed by caged lions on Tuesday around noon.
"The neighbors of the neighboring pavilions reacted and tried to help the victim, but unfortunately, it succumbed to his injuries and the animals were slaughtered," she added.
According to scientists studying this practice, between 6,000 and 8,000 lions are bred and held in more than 200 facilities in South Africa, on farms and lions sanctuaries. There are many more lions than in nature.
CNN contacted the Mahala View Lion Lodge for a comment.
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