Lion fatally mauls woman at game lodge in South Africa

South African media say a lion has killed a 22-year-old woman at a game lodge north of Pretoria.

The African News Agency says the female lion mauled the woman in the Hammanskraal area on Tuesday.

Nick Dollman of Netcare 911 told the news agency that paramedics from the group were called to the scene, but the woman died from severe injuries.

It is unclear what led to the attack.

Mr Dollman said bystanders tried to revive the victim, the BBC reports.

He did not identify the private lodge where the attack took place but said it was just outside of the Dinokeng Nature Reserve in Hammanskraal town.