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Man killed by lioness after scaling 20ft wall to jump into zoo enclosure - The Mirror

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The unidentified man was believed to be suffering from mental health problems when he scaled the wall to the Brazilian zoo and hopped into the lion's enclosure using a tree branch

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A 19-year-old boy died this Sunday after being attacked by a lioness after having entered his cage in a Brazilian zoo. The victim climbed a six-meter wall and descended into the enclosure sliding by a tree. The animal was controlled by the carers and the authorities closed the zoo.The tragic death occurred in the Arruda Câmara Zoo Park, in the city of João Pessoa, the capital of Paraíba state, when Gerson de Melo Machado began climbing through o…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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In a Brazilian zoo, there was a terrible incident. A man climbed illegally into the enclosure of a lioness, who then killed the man. The zoo remains closed for the time being. The incident occurred in the tourist coastal town of João Pessoa in the north-east of the South American country, as the local city council announced. The zoo will remain closed until the end of the investigations. "This is an extremely sad event for all of us, and we expr…

·Vienna, Austria
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A man died this Sunday at the Parque Arruda Câmara zoo, in the Brazilian town of João Pessoa, in the State of Paraíba, attacked by a lion after climbing a six-metre wall, helping himself with a tree, and sneaking into the animal enclosure, as the zoo itself confirmed in a statement.

·Spain
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A lioness in Brazil has killed a man who had entered her zoo enclosure, according to the city council of the tourist coastal town of João Pessoa in northeastern Brazil, where the incident occurred.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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A man died Sunday in northeastern Brazil after being attacked by a lion at a zoo. The man climbed into the enclosure himself.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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CNN Brasil broke the news in Brazil on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
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