A video circulating online captures the frightening moment a tourist’s hand was mauled by a lion. The man had put his hand across a fence to pet and stroke lions in an enclosure when one of them attacked him. The video shows Nortje putting his hand across the fence to stroke a lion. He then reaches out to stroke the female lion. Mr Nortje stuck his hand through the electric fence to touch the lions and was bitten,” a spokesperson said according to Evening Standard.

Source: Hindustan Times April 19, 2019 09:56 UTC