--- description: She was in South Africa for vacation and was raising money for animal conservation title: Lion Attack Victim Katherine Chappell Worked on 'Game of Thrones' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [South Africa](/tag/south-africa/) ## South Africa Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Lion Attack Victim Katherine Chappell Worked on _Game of Thrones_ by [Henry Austin and Katy Tur/NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## Henry Austin and Katy Tur/NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2015 2:50 PM CUT by [Henry Austin and Katy Tur/NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## Henry Austin and Katy Tur/NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2015 2:50 PM CUT The family of an American tourist who was [attacked and killed by a lion in South Africa](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/africa/lion-attack-kills-u-s-woman-south-africa-n367711 "undefined") has paid tribute to the “brilliant, kind, adventurous and high-spirited woman.” Katherine Chappell, “was very much loved and shared her love for life with those she met,” her mom Mary, father Jon and siblings Jennifer, Lauren and Ryan said in a Facebook. Known as Katie, the 29-year-old will be mourned at a memorial service in her hometown of Rye, New York, on Saturday. Chappell had been living in the Canadian city of Vancouver since 2013, where she worked as a visual effects editor. During… [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lion-attack-u-s-tourist-katherine-chappell-worked-game-thrones-n368946?cid=par-time-article%5F20150603?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3907059/katherine-chappell-south-africa-lion-attack-victim/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3907059/katherine-chappell-south-africa-lion-attack-victim/"},"headline":"Lion Attack Victim Katherine Chappell Worked on Game of Thrones","datePublished":"2015-06-03T14:50:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:52:01.173Z","description":"She was in South Africa for vacation and was raising money for animal conservation","url":"https://time.com/3907059/katherine-chappell-south-africa-lion-attack-victim/","keywords":["South Africa","animals","game of thrones","New York","Accident","Lion"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Henry Austin and Katy Tur/NBC News"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/south-africa/","name":"South Africa"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3907059/katherine-chappell-south-africa-lion-attack-victim/","name":"Lion Attack Victim Katherine Chappell Worked on Game of Thrones"}}]}] ```