A lioness escaped from a private animal farm in the southern county of Goryeong on Monday, and a hunt is under way, officials said.

The animal broke out of its cage at the farm in Goryeong, 233 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 7:30 a.m., the officials said.

The county government sent an emergency text message alerting residents of the escape, and authorities were trying to capture the big cat.

Source: Yonhap News Agency