Man Mauled By 3 Lions After He Jumped Into Enclosure

A man has been rescued from the lions’ enclosure at Barcelona Zoo, Spain, after being seriously mauled by three lions.

The man has been left with serious injuries after jumping into a lion enclosure at Barcelona zoo

A former police officer, Justo Jose, climbed into the lions’ den, where he was attacked by three of the animals for about half-an-hour before he could be rescued. Footage that appeared on the Internet after the
incident occurred shows him scaling one of the enclosure’s walls before being tossed by the leg into a pit by a lioness.

The man was picked up by one of the animals after he jumped into the enclosure, and thrown into a pit

According to police, the man wearing a military-style uniform climbed over fencing to enter the enclosure as horrified tourists watched on. Emergency services used fire hoses to distance the lions from the man, who had been attacked and dragged into a tunnel within their enclosure.

Fire fighters were forced to use power hoses to scare the lions away from the man’s body

The 45-year-old was rescued and rushed to hospital, where he is in serious, but not life-threatening condition. It was gathered that Mr Jose was a former head of the municipal police force and spent 13 years working as a Civil Guard. He has been on paid leave from the force since earlier this year but he went on extended leave after he lost custody of his son, divorced his wife, and lost his mother.