An official in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh said Wednesday that a woman had rescued her 15-month-old baby from the claws of a tiger, but was injured and was in hospital.
As Archana Choudhary was leaving the house with her 15-month-old baby on Sunday night, a tiger, presumably disappeared from the Bandhavgarh reserve, was attacked, local official Sanjeev Shrivastava told AFP.
“The cat was about to bite the child’s head when the mother intervened,” he said.
The tiger continued to attack them until some villagers, alerted by the woman’s screams, rushed to his aid.
The animal fled into the forest.
The mother had punctures in her lungs and also wounds on her abdomen.
The boy had cuts from teeth on his head.
Shrivastava said, “He has been hospitalized. He is out of danger and is recovering. The baby is fine too.” said.
According to the Times of India, an operation was carried out to help the tiger return to its territory, and residents were asked not to go out at night.
According to government data, around 225 people died in tiger attacks in India between 2014 and 2019.
source: Noticias
