Posted on 03/08/2013 5:43:42 AM PST by Uncle Chip
DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) — The investigation into a lion attack that killed a 24-year-old woman who loved big cats is focusing on a cage door that the 550-pound animal managed to escape through to reach the volunteer intern, officials say.
Authorities said Thursday they believe the 5-year-old male lion broke the neck of the woman at a Central California animal park after it got out of its feeding cage and attacked as she cleaned its bigger area.
The investigation is continuing into how the powerful beast and Dianna Hanson came tragically to be in the same place at the same time, Fresno County coroner David Hadden said.
"The lion had been fed, the young woman was cleaning the large enclosure, and the lion was in the small cage. The gate of the cage was partially open, which allowed the lion called Cous Cous to lift it up with his paw," Hadden said, based on a briefing from investigators. "He ran at the young lady."
Hanson was talking with a co-worker on a cellphone in the moments before she was killed, the coroner said. The co-worker became concerned when the conversation ended abruptly and Hanson failed to call back. The co-worker then called authorities when she went to check on Hanson. Hadden said the lion broke Hanson's neck, probably with a swipe of a paw, killing her instantly.
Sheriff's deputies shot Cous Cous after he couldn't be coaxed away from Hanson's body.
Hanson had been working for two months as an intern at Cat Haven, a 100-acre private zoo east of Fresno. Her father, Paul Hanson, described his daughter as a "fearless" lover of big cats and said her goal was to work with the animals at an accredited zoo. She died doing what she loves, he said.
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“Working with big cats is not inherently dangerous with the right precautions.”
Correction: I meant to say it IS inherently dangerous but those dangers can be largely mitigated by using the proper precautions. One IMPORTANT precaution is making SURE the gate between you and the animal is completely closed and secure.
This guy can draw,shoot re-holster in .02 of a second , 2 shots in 1/30 th of a second
This has nothing to do with the media.
I'll keep believing in my fast draw, my gun and myself, my awareness and focus.
Firearms are not magic, nor are you a movie character.
The leftist view is that firearms are never helpful, and that it is more dangerous to own one than not to. Their view is patently ridiculous.
Countering their nonsense with a similarly nonsensical claim - that mere ownership of a firearm protects you from all possible harm in all possible scenarios - is foolish.
The reality is that owning a firearm is much safer than not owning a firearm, and owning a firearm makes a citizen much more capable of preventing harm to himself and others than otherwise.
Claiming that an armed citizen is impervious to all attacks is overpromising and setting yourself up for failure.
This guy can draw,shoot re-holster in .02 of a second , 2 shots in 1/30 th of a second
As I said in my previous post, very few people possess this level of skill.
The average citizen has a reaction time far slower than his, and he himself would have a far slower reaction time if he was surprised while he was distracted.
This is a preplanned performance in controlled conditions using a precise stance and target distance that he has practiced thousands of times.
liberal women don't listen to me so they are sitting duck for rapists. I hope some conservatives reading this will listen , arm yourself practice, no you can't be as fast as me but you can be fast and good and may save your life one day.
Guess you haven't seen me in action lol:
NOT the lions fault. They didn't have to kill it..
Little did she know they were Viking Kitties.
Did she go to The Evergreen State College like another stupid young woman who faced death and died?
Cheetahs tend to go after small game. We are just too big for them.
But the rest of the big cats are another story.
They didn’t kill it because it attacked her.
I have a few of his books and they are great reads-especially the story of the Baboons.
Apparently, that film is a fake.
http://shotcontext.blogspot.com/2012/11/pit-dernitz-and.html
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?p=1641474
Your belief that your regional background is somehow proof against a 550lb beast moving at lion speed tells me that the lion beats you 99 times out of 100.
Of course, your chance of running into a tweaking carjacker on your way to the Waffle House is 99 times more likely than running into an African lion.
And in that situation, you come out on top.
It irks me to no end everytime I hear a news report saying they’re going to do an autopsy on the lion to see why it attacked the girl........sheesh!
How did she escape?
Creeped me out everytime I watched the grainy VHS version, uploaded to YT. Still does.
I don't know, but Nicholas is STILL looking for her.
Yes, me too. One viewing was enough for me.
wow...the woman dies tragically and you don’t even know if she was liberal. You sound like a hardass.
I might have more to reply to this thread but for now just remember don't bring a sword ( or lion claws) to a gun fight:
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