Katherine Chappell was killed on Monday at a lion park in Johannesburg. The windows on the 29-year-old’s car were down when the fearsome animal grabbed her.
The American woman who was mauled to death by a lion has been identified as 29-year-old Katherine Chappell.
The film editor, who worked on hit TV series Game of Thrones, was taking pictures of the animal through an open window seconds before it killed her at a lion park in Johannesburg on Monday.
Chappell’s sister Jennifer confirmed her identity in a heartbreaking message posted on Facebook.
She wrote: “We are broken-hearted to share this news with our friends and family: Yesterday morning, while on a volunteer mission to protect wildlife in South Africa, Kate Chappell was involved in a tragic and fatal accident.