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FILE - This May 4, 2019 file photo shows the entrance to The Conservators Center in Burlington, N.C. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued three citations to the Conservator's Center, an animal sanctuary in Burlington, North Carolina where a 22-year old intern was fatally mauled by a lion in December 2018. In an investigation relating to the intern's death, OSHA determined that other employees were exposed to hazards at the center and has issued a total penalty of $3,000 to the center.( AP Photo/Amanda Morris, File)

Fatal lion attack nets 3 ‘serious’ violations for center

By AMANDA MORRIS - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 31, 2018 file photo shows a sign of Conservators' Center at the property near Burlington, N.C. A sheriff’s report said it took three tranquilizer darts and eight gunshots to subdue a lion that fatally attacked a zoo intern at the center on Sunday, Dec. 30. The lion killed 22-year-old intern Alexandra Black as she helped staff members clean an animal enclosure. (Woody Marshall/The Times-News via AP, file)

Deputies fired 8 gunshots to subdue lion after fatal attack

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

The Conservators Center says a worker has been killed by a lion that got loose from a locked space, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Burlington, N.C. The facility was founded in 1999 and is in Burlington, about 50 miles northwest of Raleigh. (WTVD/ABC11 via AP)

The Latest: Woman killed by lion recalled as ‘quiet, sweet’

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The Conservators Center says a worker has been killed by a lion that got loose from a locked space, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Burlington, N.C. The facility was founded in 1999 and is in Burlington, about 50 miles northwest of Raleigh. (WTVD/ABC11 via AP)

Lion kills worker after escaping locked area

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The Conservators Center says a worker has been killed by a lion that got loose from a locked space, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Burlington, N.C. The facility was founded in 1999 and is in Burlington, about 50 miles northwest of Raleigh. (WTVD/ABC11 via AP)

Alexandra Black killed by lion at Burlington, North Carolina Zoo

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