LUCKY TO BE ALIVE: WOMAN SURVIVES 2 CHEETAH ATTACK
WOMAN SURVIVES 2 CHEETAH ATTACK
Lesson: Games reserves are not safe and these animals are unpredictable!
A British woman was lucky to escape with her life after being mauled by a cheetah at the Kragga Kamma game reserve in South Africa.
Violet D'Mello is attacked by two cheetas
A British woman was lucky to escape with her life after being mauled by a cheetah at the Kragga Kamma game reserve in South Africa.
Violet D'Mello, from Aberdeen, had been visiting the reserve with her husband Archie, 64, as they took a month-long holiday to celebrate her 60th birthday.
The attack happened in an enclosure where people are encouraged to enter and pet the captive cheetahs.
Mr D'Mello said: "We arrived the game reserve and there was an enclosure with two cheetahs inside.
"There was a sign up saying that you could take a tour of the enclosure with a guide and stroke the cats."
Upon entering the pen, the couple were told by a reserve guide that the big cats could be agitated this time of day. They walked away from the cheetahs but as they did so on of them jumped on a little girl who was also in the enclosure with her family.
As they turned to see what was happening, Mrs D'Mello was attacked by two others.
Mr D'Mello, who had to stand by helplessly said: "It was totally frantic and terrifying, a real melee.
"Violet was on the ground and the animal kept biting her head and thighs.
"The other cheetah came over too and was scratching at her.
"I couldn't do anything and the guide didn't even have a stick to defend herself."
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