‘Troublesome lion' escapes from South African park for second time

Spokeswoman says that 'problem animal', nicknamed Spook, faces being killed after second successful escape from the Karoo National Park

A lion that earned the nickname Spook - "ghost" in Afrikaans - after it escaped from a national park in South Africa and eluded searchers for more than three weeks has broken out of the park again.

A spokeswoman at Karoo National Park said on Tuesday that a helicopter was searching for the male lion, which was fitted with a satellite tracking collar after last year's escape and should be easier to trace this time.