A lion which escaped from a theme park near the Turkish resort of Antalya was shot dead on Sunday after attacking a man, the local governor and media reports said.

The male lion, named Zeus, attacked the 53-year-old farmer who was sleeping outdoors after watering pistachio trees, local media reported.

The male lion, named Zeus, escaped his cage at Land of Lions in Manavgat, a resort city on the Mediterranean coast, in the early hours, the private Demiroren News Agency said. A few hours later, he attacked a 53-year-old man as he slept outdoors.