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Lion Kills Safari Guide in Same Zimbabwe Park Where Cecil Lived
ktla ^

Posted on 08/25/2015 10:09:14 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Quinn Swales was taking a group of tourists on a walking safari in Hwange National Park on Monday morning when a lion suddenly charged, the company he was working for said.

“Quinn did everything he could to successfully protect his guests and ensure their safety,” the company, Camp Hwange, said on its Facebook page, adding that no other members of the group were hurt.

Swales, 40, died the morning of the attack from the injuries he suffered, it said.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: africa; cecilthelion; minnesota; zimbabwe
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1 posted on 08/25/2015 10:09:14 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

eye for an eye a fang for a fang


2 posted on 08/25/2015 10:10:13 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: BenLurkin

What kind of dope takes people on a stroll through lion country?

Darwin Award candidate of the week.


3 posted on 08/25/2015 10:11:57 AM PDT by miserare (RIP Trooper Steven Vincent.)
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To: BenLurkin
“Quinn did everything he could to successfully protect his guests and ensure their safety,” the company, Camp Hwange, said on its Facebook page, adding that no other members of the group were hurt.

Eat me, eat me! Not them.... ME!

4 posted on 08/25/2015 10:12:02 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: BenLurkin

Guide Lives Matter


5 posted on 08/25/2015 10:14:06 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: BenLurkin

On foot.....tracking lions.....evidently no weapon in the group.

Liberalism is catching and can be fatal.


6 posted on 08/25/2015 10:14:55 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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7 posted on 08/25/2015 10:15:04 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: BenLurkin

Does this mean the airlines won’t accept his body for shipment?


8 posted on 08/25/2015 10:15:39 AM PDT by meatloaf
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To: Doogle

We should intervene to stop the war and then begin nation building


9 posted on 08/25/2015 10:15:51 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: b4its2late

They outran him?


10 posted on 08/25/2015 10:17:03 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: BenLurkin

Will Jimmy Kimmel cry over this too?


11 posted on 08/25/2015 10:17:12 AM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: Vendome

Maybe... Didn’t think of that..


12 posted on 08/25/2015 10:18:04 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: BenLurkin

What a terrifying and terrible way to die.


13 posted on 08/25/2015 10:18:18 AM PDT by winner3000
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To: miserare
What kind of dope takes people on a stroll through lion country?

My first thought as well.

14 posted on 08/25/2015 10:18:50 AM PDT by Company Man (America's existential crisis won't be resolved playing by the old rules.)
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To: BenLurkin

#lionprvilege


15 posted on 08/25/2015 10:20:41 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: BenLurkin

The lion was heard to say “This one’s for Cecil!”


16 posted on 08/25/2015 10:26:06 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
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To: BenLurkin

They took away his bullets.


17 posted on 08/25/2015 10:27:48 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Doogle

Damn. LOL. Are there any more pics from a few seconds later?


18 posted on 08/25/2015 10:30:10 AM PDT by Moltke
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To: Sacajaweau

One in the group tripped him?


19 posted on 08/25/2015 10:31:06 AM PDT by umgud
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To: BenLurkin

So, lions hold a grudge. Who knew?


20 posted on 08/25/2015 10:31:16 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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