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Man Uses Hammer to Fend Off Attacking Lion
A 3 year old lion chained in a pickup attacked two people in Aurora Illinois. Charles Towne of Muscatine Iowa suffered multiple facial and arm wounds while Betty Mathis sustained minor cuts. Warren Mathis struck the lion with a hammer to drive it off before Towne resumed his trip to Muscatine with the animal.
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Aurora, Ill
Charles Towne
Muscatine
Towa
Betty Mathis
Aurora
Towne
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago
Muscatine Zoo
Mrs. Mathis