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This incident happened in the middle of the afternoon.
It's believed she had been trying to take pictures with the windows open when the lion attacked.
Police confirmed that she was 22
years old and an American citizen and the US Embassy confirmed the
incident has been reported to them.
The park's manager Scott Simpson said: 'We don't know exactly what happened, we do know that there was a car driving to the lion camp and the lion did come through the window and it did bite the lady.
'Unfortunately the ambulance arrived quite soon but the lady has passed away.'
It is believed that the lion jumped
through the window, bit the woman, and a man was injured trying to pull
the lion off her, although the park are still trying to piece together
the exact sequence of events.
They have now identified the lioness
responsible for the attack and confirmed that they've put her in a
separate enclosure but say there are no plans as yet to destroy the
animal.
The Park's manager said they don't have any intention to put the Lioness down because they have huge signs in the park warning tourists to keep their windows closed but will review its safety measures.