The American tourist who was mauled to death by a lion on a South African safari was identified Tuesday evening as 22-year-old Katherine Chappell.
Chappell's sister confirmed her identity to ABC News. She said their family were devastated by the tragedy but declined to comment further on her sibling's death.
The picture below shows Yellow police tape was put around the SUV where the young American tourist was mauled to death by a lion
The 22-year-old Ms Chappell's death is the third big cat attack at the park in just four months.
In March, an Australian tourist was injured by a lioness after going on safari with his car windows open.
Brendan Smith, from Perth, was left with deep flesh wounds after the big cat pounced through the window and bit his leg.
Smith posted pictures of his injuries on Facebook which happened after he'd only been in South Africa for 36 hours.
Two days later, a 13-year-old from a nearby slum was attacked by a cheetah while riding a bicycle through the grounds.
In December 2013, a former South African franchise rugby player Brett Tucker and his family were attacked by a lion at the same park. Tucker's father reportedly suffered minor injuries.
