Maharashtra Woman Fights Leopard With Bamboo Stick To Save Daughter
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The woman initially stepped back out of fear, but soon regained courage and hit the feline with a bamboo stick.
A woman rescued her five-year-old daughter from the jaws of a leopard at a forest in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, an official said on Sunday. The girl received serious injuries in the incident that took place on June 30, and is slated to undergo surgery at a hospital in Nagpur on Monday, he said. Archana Meshram, a resident of Junona village, located about 15 km from the district headquarters, was on her way to the village outskirts when the leopard suddenly pounced upon the girl while she was walking behind her mother, Forest Development Corporation Limited's divisional manager V M Morey said. The woman initially stepped back out of fear, but soon regained courage and hit the feline with a bamboo stick.More Related News