Stray lion kills man in Kwale

Stray lion kills man in Kwale

The remains of the body have been collected and taken to Kwale sub-county hospital mortuary awaiting identification and postmortem.

According to a police report filed at the Kwale Police Station on Monday, January 1, 2024, a senior warden at the Shimba Hills National Park Reserve in Kwale County discovered the body of an unknown male African adult while on patrol today at around 9 am.

Along lion footprints, the warden found an abandoned motorcycle in the Marere forest area on the Kwale - Kinango road.

After a short follow-up, freshly human body parts were found and suspected to have been mauled by a lion.

Police officers from Kwale Police Station, led by the County Police Commander and KWS officers, visited the scene.

The remains of the body have been collected and taken to Kwale sub-county hospital mortuary awaiting identification and postmortem.

Bodaboda riders and residents urged to be vigilant as the lion is reportedly still astray.

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