Oh My! Families Watch as Escaped Lion Attacks a Little Boy in a Play Park (VIDEO)

Families were left horrified after witnessing a lion launch an attack on a helpless toddler in a children's play park. The heart-stopping incident was caught on camera by a fellow visitor at the play area in Makhachkala, Russia. In the clip, the animal is seen lying between some of the play equipment as children walk by.

But as one toddler gets a little bit too close, the lion suddenly jumps up and grabs the child by his coat. The Lion then drags the little boy to the floor. Screaming in horror, a woman who appears to be the boy's mother, runs over to her terrified child and manages to pull him to safety.

The child is heard crying in the video, but it is not clear whether he suffered any lasting injuries as a result of his ordeal. It is also not known why the lion was at the play park or where it had escaped from. The footage has been uploaded to several viral video sites including LiveLeak.com, where it has had more than 39,000 views in 18 hours .

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Posted: at 20-10-2015 10:31 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

God thanks to you, for rescuing the child

Posted: at 20-10-2015 11:13 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

horrible

Posted: at 20-10-2015 11:43 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Na so

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Posted: at 20-10-2015 11:50 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Wildlife keepers must b questioned concerning this

Posted: at 20-10-2015 12:22 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Thank God the child is alive

Posted: at 20-10-2015 12:25 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

That is mother for you, I love all mother's,  praise to all woman but not the once that go after another woman, i mean the real women that carry babys in the ir womb.. I love my MOM

Posted: at 20-10-2015 12:31 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Thank God for the life of this boy

Posted: at 20-10-2015 12:39 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

God is great

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Posted: at 20-10-2015 01:19 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

where are his careless parents...i just hope
the boy is fully ok...

Posted: at 20-10-2015 03:02 PM (8 years ago) | Hero