A 14-year-old girl has been killed by a lion on the outskirts of Nairobi after being snatched from a residential compound.
According to the Kenya Wildlife Service, the teenager was mauled on Sunday evening in Savannah Ranch, located near Nairobi National Park.
Another teenager witnessed the attack and raised the alarm.
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Rangers then followed the lion’s tracks to the nearby Mbagathi River, where they found the girl’s body, which had injuries on her lower back.
The lion has not been found, but rangers said they had set a trap and were searching for the animal.
“We have set a trap and deployed teams to search the area,” the Kenya Wildlife Service said. “We are reinforcing security measures to prevent further incidents.”
The girl was reported to be a student at a nearby primary school. A post-mortem will not be carried out.
Nairobi National Park lies just 10km from the city centre and is home to animals such as lion, buffalo, giraffe, leopard and cheetah.
While it is fenced on three sides to prevent animals roaming into the city, it is open to the south to allow them to migrate to larger parks beyond.
