A guide at South
Africa's most famous national park survived a leopard attack after a tourist
scared the animal away with his car, Kruger National Park said.
The incident occurred Thursday afternoon at the wild
animal game park as the guide drove an Open Safari Vehicle past some leopards.
One of the leopards was just 2 meters (6.5 feet) away when the six to eight
people in the vehicle lost sight of it.
The leopard had gone around to the driver's side and
jumped at the guide, clamping down on his arm.
"Everybody in the OSV started hitting the
leopard with any object they had with them," the park said.
A tourist driving another vehicle raced over and
used the truck to scare away the leopard.
"We would like to thank the tourist from
another vehicle for his quick and decisive action as he saved the guide and
tourists' lives," park general manager William Mabasa said in the
statement.
The guide was treated for his injuries.
Kruger National Park receives about 1 million guests
per year.
Last month, an American tourist was mauled to death
by a lioness at Lion Park in South Africa's Gauteng province. Katherine Chappell was attacked through an open window as
she took photos.
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