Businessman Bernd Kebbel, 59, was asleep with his wife Conny, 57, on a wildlife expedition at a camp in the north of the country, blissfully unaware that a hungry lioness was stalking him.

Bernd Kebbel, 59, was camping with his wife and friends at the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp when the attack happened early Sunday morning, according to local media and Namibia’s Ministry of ...

Businessman Bernd Kebbel, 59, tragically died when a lioness attacked him in the early hours of Friday morning as he exited his tent on top of a 4x4 to go to the toilet ...

A wealthy philanthropist on an overnight safari in Namibia was mauled to death by a lion as he went to use the bathroom. Bernd Kebbel, 59, was killed “almost instantly” on Friday morning as his wife ...

NEED TO KNOW Bernd Kebbel, his wife and a group of friends were camping in Namibia’s Hoanib River at the time of the incident A government spokesperson said Kebbel was stepping out of his tent ...

The victim — identified by local media as well-known businessman Bernd Kebbel — was camping with other tourists at the tented resort when the early morning tragedy unfolded, police said.

NEED TO KNOW Bernd Kebbel, his wife and a group of friends were camping in Namibia’s Hoanib River at the time of the incident A government spokesperson said Kebbel was stepping out of his tent to use ...

Bernd Kebbel, his wife and a group of friends were camping in Namibia’s Hoanib River at the time of the incident A government spokesperson said Kebbel was stepping out of his tent to use the ...

The lioness involved in the death of Bernd Kebbel was later put down, according to Namibian officials David Chiu Mon, June 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM UTC 2 min read Getty Stock image of a lioness ...