PHOTOS: Horror as lion pounces on Brit and drags him by neck into bush

Mike Hodge was attacked by the big cat at the Makarele Predator Centre in Thabazimbi, South Africa, seconds after going into its enclosure.


Mr Hodge, who emigrated from the UK with his wife Chrissy in 2003, is now in hospital receiving treatment for neck and jaw injuries.


Shocking footage of the incident shows the lion chasing Mr Hodge after he enters the enclosure and then dragging him towards some bushes.


Onlookers can be heard screaming for help while the animal mauls 67-year-old Mr Hodge who does not appear to be moving.


The lion drags him further into the bushes but then gunshots ring out and the lion moves away.

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