She said the ordeal occurred in Nyaminyami, a community in rural Kariba, "where one wrong turn ... went into the "lion-infested Matusadona National Park," park officials said in a statement.

Lake Kariba lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe in southern Africa and is the world's largest man-made reservoir by volume - but it has recently been hit by severe droughts.

Stock photo of a male lion in the evening light. Location: Lake Kariba/Bumi Hills, Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe, southern Africa. guenterguni / iStock / Getty Images Plus "Remarkably ...

near Chobe National Park in Botswana, and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe via hubs in South Africa with CemAir, Airlink, Air Botswana and South African Airways. Kariba Airport is mostly served by ...

The boy, frail but unharmed, was immediately admitted to a hospital. Matusadona National Park, nestled near Lake Kariba, spans approximately 1,470 square kilometers (570 square miles) and has long ...