A drunk teenage boy had to be rescued by security after jumping into a lions ' enclosure at a zoo in western India . Rahul Kumar , 17 , clambered over the enclosure fence at the Kamla Nehru Zoological Park in Ahmedabad , and began running towards the animals , shouting he would 'kill them ' . Mr Kumar explained afterwards that he was drunk and 'thought I 'd stand a good chance ' against the predators . Next level drunk : Intoxicated Rahul Kumar , 17 , climbed into the lions ' enclosure at a zoo in Ahmedabad and began running towards the animals shouting 'Today I kill a lion ! ' Mr Kumar had been sitting near the enclosure when he suddenly made a dash for the lions , surprising zoo security . The intoxicated teenager ran towards the lions , shouting : 'Today I kill a lion or a lion kills me ! ' A zoo spokesman said : 'Guards had earlier spotted him close to the enclosure but had no idea he was planing to enter it . 'Fortunately , there are eight moats to cross before getting to where the lions usually are and he fell into the second one , allowing guards to catch up with him and take him out . 'We then handed him over to the police . ' Brave fool : Fortunately , Mr Kumar fell into a moat as he ran towards the lions and could be rescued by zoo security staff before reaching the animals ( stock image ) Kumar later explained : ' I do n't really know why I did it . ' I was drunk and thought I 'd stand a good chance . ' A police spokesman said : 'He has been cautioned and will be sent for psychiatric evaluation . 'Fortunately for him , the lions were asleep and the zoo guards acted quickly enough to prevent a tragedy similar to that in Delhi . ' Last year a 20-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger in the Indian capital after climbing into its enclosure at the city zoo .
Drunk teenage boy climbed into lion enclosure at zoo in west India . A 17-year-old was arrested after he allegedly tried to climb the wall of a tiger exhibit and get inside the enclosure. Fortunately he fell into a moat before reaching lions and was rescued .