<p>A 40-year-old woman was mauled to death by a lion in a village in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, a forest official said on Monday.</p>.<p>The incident took place near Vadodara-Dodiya village in Veraval taluka on Sunday evening, the official said.</p>.<p>Bhanuben Amheda had ventured into a forest with a few other women from the village to collect wood when a lion attacked her, range forest officer Khimanand Pampaniya said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/lion-killed-another-injured-by-train-in-gujarats-amreli-1239267.html">Lion killed, another injured by train in Gujarat's Amreli</a></strong></p>.<p>The forest of Vadodara-Dodiya is situated near the seashore and lions have been spotted in the area in the past as well, he said.</p>.<p>"A group of five to six women of Vadodara-Dodiya village went to collect wood in the forest on Sunday afternoon. When they were returning home, a lion attacked Bhanuben and dragged her inside the forest. On learning about the attack, forest personnel launched a search," the RFO said.</p>.<p>The woman's body was finally recovered this morning, he said.</p>.<p>"Lions use this forest as a corridor to go from one place to another. They don't live here. Our staff is scanning the entire region to locate the animal," the official said.</p>
<p>A 40-year-old woman was mauled to death by a lion in a village in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, a forest official said on Monday.</p>.<p>The incident took place near Vadodara-Dodiya village in Veraval taluka on Sunday evening, the official said.</p>.<p>Bhanuben Amheda had ventured into a forest with a few other women from the village to collect wood when a lion attacked her, range forest officer Khimanand Pampaniya said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/lion-killed-another-injured-by-train-in-gujarats-amreli-1239267.html">Lion killed, another injured by train in Gujarat's Amreli</a></strong></p>.<p>The forest of Vadodara-Dodiya is situated near the seashore and lions have been spotted in the area in the past as well, he said.</p>.<p>"A group of five to six women of Vadodara-Dodiya village went to collect wood in the forest on Sunday afternoon. When they were returning home, a lion attacked Bhanuben and dragged her inside the forest. On learning about the attack, forest personnel launched a search," the RFO said.</p>.<p>The woman's body was finally recovered this morning, he said.</p>.<p>"Lions use this forest as a corridor to go from one place to another. They don't live here. Our staff is scanning the entire region to locate the animal," the official said.</p>