WATCH: Shocking footage of leopard mauling tour operator (WARNING: Graphic footage)
MPUMALANGA - A leopard mauled a tour operator who was driving an open-top safari vehicle through the Kruger National Park on the afternoon of 2 July.
According to The Lowvelder the tour operator was accompanying tourists on a game drive through the park when they spotted a leopard lying in the grass.
Watch a YouTube video of the leopard attack:
The leopard got up and walked around the vehicle calmly but suddenly pounced and grabbed the tour operator’s arm.
The leopard then jumped inside the vehicle and mauled the tour operator.
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The leopard has reportedly been euthanised while the tour operator is being treated at a nearby hospital.
The attack is strikingly similar to the tragic incident in which an American tourist was killed by a lion at The Lion Park in Fourways last month.
Katherine Chappell had been visiting the park with a tour operator when a lioness attacked her through her open car window.
The lioness which attacked Chappell was, however , not euthanised but rather moved to a facility which is not open to the public.
The tour operator who was with Chappell at the time reportedly suffered a mild heart attack during the incident and now claims to be suffering psychological trauma since the incident.
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