The tour guide who was driving with the American woman who was mauled to death by a lion suffered serious injuries and a heart attack while trying to fend off the big cat and then desperately tried to save her, according to a dramatic new account by the tour company. The statement also says the woman, Katherine Chappell, lowered her window to take a pic moments before she was attacked, contradicting earlier reports that she had been riding around with the window open throughout the ride, according to Kalabash Tours, owned by the guide, Pierre Potgieter.

The tour guide who was driving with the American woman who was mauled to death by a lion suffered serious injuries and a heart attack while trying to fend off the big cat and then desperately tried to save her, according to a dramatic new account by the tour company.

The statement also says the woman, Katherine Chappell, lowered her window to take a pic moments before she was attacked, contradicting earlier reports that she had been riding around with the window open throughout the ride, according to Kalabash Tours, owned by the guide, Pierre Potgieter.

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