From the second-floor window, the terrified family watched the chaotic scene unfold down below. The lion violently ran back and forth around the parked Jeep, using the vehicle as cover to dodge the resort staff who were trying to corner it with fire.
At one point, the disoriented lion crashed hard into the side wall of David’s villa, sending a massive rattle straight through the entire wooden structure. Downstairs, decorative glass plates shattered off the kitchen wall, and the young children burst into loud tears of terror in the dark bedroom.
Just as the panic hit a dangerous peak, Joseph ran into the middle of the courtyard, throwing both hands high up into the air. "Everyone stop! Settle down!" he shouted at the top of his lungs. "You're making him panic! Fall back slowly and give him space!"