Game of Thrones editor killed by lion on safari

Katie Chappell
(Image credit: Katie Chappell on Instagram)

An American tourist killed by a lion while on safari in South Africa has been identified as Katherine Chappell of Rye, New York, who worked as a digital effects editor on the popular HBO series Game of Thrones. From NBC News:

She was killed on Monday when a "lioness approached from the passenger side and bit the lady through the window," according to Scott Simpson, the assistant operations manager at Lion Park, open-air facility north of Johannesburg.Witnesses told park officials that the windows were down, Simpson added. He said there are numerous signs warning visitors to keep them up. [NBC News]

Chappell also worked on the movies Captain America: Winter Soldier and Divergent.

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Ryu Spaeth

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