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Indian woman Rupali Meshram fights off tiger with stick | Indian woman Rupali Meshram fights off tiger with stick |
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A young Indian woman was lucky to survive, doctors say, after she fought off a tiger which attacked her goat. | A young Indian woman was lucky to survive, doctors say, after she fought off a tiger which attacked her goat. |
Rupali Meshram, 23, said when she heard the goat scream she ran out of her house in western Maharashtra state. | Rupali Meshram, 23, said when she heard the goat scream she ran out of her house in western Maharashtra state. |
She picked up a stick and hit the tiger, which then attacked her. Her mother, who was also injured, saved her by pulling her inside the house. | She picked up a stick and hit the tiger, which then attacked her. Her mother, who was also injured, saved her by pulling her inside the house. |
They both sustained only minor injuries and have now been discharged from hospital. The goat did not survive. | They both sustained only minor injuries and have now been discharged from hospital. The goat did not survive. |
Ms Meshram took a selfie of her bloodied face soon after the attack, which happened last week but has only just come to light. | |
A doctor who treated her praised her "exemplary courage" in fighting off the tiger, but said she was lucky not to have been bitten by the animal. | A doctor who treated her praised her "exemplary courage" in fighting off the tiger, but said she was lucky not to have been bitten by the animal. |
Ms Meshram suffered injuries to her head, waist, legs and hands, but they were only superficial and she has been able to make a full recovery. | Ms Meshram suffered injuries to her head, waist, legs and hands, but they were only superficial and she has been able to make a full recovery. |
Because of her head injury she was given a CT scan and kept under observation. | Because of her head injury she was given a CT scan and kept under observation. |
"I thought my daughter was going to die," her mother Jijabhai told BBC Hindi's Sanjay Tiwari, adding that she had been horrified to see her blood-stained daughter trying to fend off the tiger with a stick. | "I thought my daughter was going to die," her mother Jijabhai told BBC Hindi's Sanjay Tiwari, adding that she had been horrified to see her blood-stained daughter trying to fend off the tiger with a stick. |
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A photo of Rupali taken by the BBC shows no obvious signs of injuries, 10 days on from the attack. | A photo of Rupali taken by the BBC shows no obvious signs of injuries, 10 days on from the attack. |
Her mother was struck by the tiger near her eye, as she pulled her daughter to safety, but her wounds are healing well too. | Her mother was struck by the tiger near her eye, as she pulled her daughter to safety, but her wounds are healing well too. |
They say that they called a forest guard but the tiger had left before he arrived 30 minutes later. | They say that they called a forest guard but the tiger had left before he arrived 30 minutes later. |
The village is often frequented by wild animals due its proximity to a wildlife park. | The village is often frequented by wild animals due its proximity to a wildlife park. |
"I am a bit worried about returning to my village so soon after an attack like this, but I am not scared," Ms Meshram told BBC Hindi. | "I am a bit worried about returning to my village so soon after an attack like this, but I am not scared," Ms Meshram told BBC Hindi. |
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