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Rangers launched a hunt for the lion following the tragedy, amid concern the same animal may have killed a local man who disappeared at the weekend. ()

 

A woman was attacked and killed by a lion while having sex with her boyfriend in Zimbabwe.

According to My Zimbabwe, the woman, identified as Sharia Mawera, was in a secluded spot in the bush near the northern town of Kariba when the lion pounced.

It is believed her boyfriend managed to escape, fleeing when the lion lunged forward. 

"Unfortunately the woman was mauled to death by the lion, but her boyfriend managed to escape naked," a source told the news website.

The source said the man was a fisherman and his girlfriend worked at the local market.

The man, who was suffering shock, told police he and his girlfriend were enjoying some romantic time when the lion came from behind and roared.

After the man escaped and raised the alarm, rangers began a hunt for the animal, which is believed responsible for the disappearance of a local man over the weekend.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/south-africa/130306/woman-mauled-death-lion-while-having-sex-zimbabwe