India, June 3 -- A lioness fatally attacked Bernd Kebbel, a prominent 59-year-old German businessman and philanthropist, during a safari trip in Namibia on the morning of Friday, May 30, while he was camping near the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp in the Sesfontein area, according to media reports.

At the time of the attack, Kebbel was camping with his wife and a group of friends along the Hoanib River. According to Ndeshipanda Hamunyela, a spokesperson for Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, the attack occurred when Kebbel stepped out of his tent to use the toilet.

"The victim had stepped out of his tent to use the toilet on Friday morning, May 30, when he was attacked by the lioness," said Hamunyela, as quoted by Info...