▁original ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁a ▁tour ▁operator , ▁Pierre ▁Pot gi eter ▁of ▁Kal ab ash ▁t ours . ▁Ch app ell ▁had ▁opened ▁her ▁window ▁and ▁le ant ▁out ▁to ▁take ▁photograph s , ▁against ▁park ▁rules , ▁when ▁a ▁l ion ▁lung ed ▁through ▁the ▁window ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁and ▁bit ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁neck . ▁Ch app ell ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁Lion ▁Park ▁of ▁her ▁w ounds ▁before ▁the ▁param ed ics ▁arrived . ▁Pot gi eter ▁fought ▁off ▁the ▁l ion ▁and ▁suffered ▁inj uries ▁to ▁his ▁arms ▁and ▁an ▁un conf ir med ▁heart ▁attack . ▁ ▁Ch app ell ▁had ▁been ▁visit ing ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁wild life , ▁and ▁was ▁raising ▁funds ▁for ▁Wild life ▁A CT , ▁a ▁conservation ▁char ity . ▁ ▁Unfortunately , ▁this ▁attack ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁isolated ▁incident . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁an ▁Australian ▁named ▁Br end an ▁Smith , ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁l ion ▁when ▁he ▁opened ▁his ▁car ▁window . ▁Smith ▁surv ived ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁later ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁fault ▁for ▁opening ▁his ▁window . ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁Australian ▁incident ▁a ▁local ▁boy ▁rode ▁through ▁the ▁park ▁on ▁his ▁b icy cle ▁after ▁having ▁cut ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁f ence . ▁He ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁che et ah ▁but ▁also ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Lion ▁and ▁Safari ▁Park ▁website ▁ ▁Category