Lion kills a person at California wildlife sanctuary

An African lion attacked and killed a person at a private wild animal park in Central California on Wednesday (March 6, 2013), authorities said. The victim was identified by the park's founder as a female intern in her early 20s. She was attacked and fatally injured after getting into a cage about 12:30 p.m with the lion at Cat Haven sanctuary in Dunlap, California. Investigators were trying to determine why the woman was inside the enclosure and what might have provoked the attack. The 4-year-old lion, a male named Cous Cous, had been raised at the sanctuary since it was 8 weeks old. The lion was shot and killed after the attack. Cat Haven founder and executive director Dale Anderson refused to take questions from reporters, but extended thoughts and prayers to the victim's friends and relatives. He called the incident "very rare," noting that regulations and safety measures required by the state call for minimal human-animal interaction. Follow me on Google+ to know who is talking about this accident.