I Thought I Was Going To Die - Man Says After Fighting Off Leopard That Attacked Him While He Was Relieving Himself (Photo)

Posted by Thandiubani on Thu 12th Jan, 2023 - tori.ng

25-year-old James Chauke who is admitted to Gwanda Provincial Hospital said that he thought he was going to die after the big cat ambushed him.

A man has survived to tell the story after fighting off a leopard that attacked him while he was relieving himself.

The Zimbabwean man has now landed in the hospital over injuries he sustained after the sad encounter.

Local publications reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. 25-year-old James Chauke who is admitted to Gwanda Provincial Hospital, told H-Metro that he thought he was going to die after the big cat ambushed him.

He said;

"It was around lunch time yesterday (Tuesday) when I was working at a plot close to a dense forest.

“I went to relieve myself. I saw some impalas and other animals and didn’t realise that they were being hunted by a leopard. I was among the animals and never thought there was a dangerous animal.

“I heard growls, but I just thought they were baboons eating something. Ndakati kogudo ririkungoramba richibhonga igudo rudzii. And when I turned to look back, I saw that it was a leopard.

“It was already too late as it was charging at me. When it jumped at me, I grabbed its front leg. I managed to pick up a stone and bashed its mouth.

“It was a moment of life and death for me, and I just kept hitting its mouth with a stone."

James said it must have been a female leopard with cubs because he heard cries of cubs. He doesn’t remember how he got help or who took him to hospital.