Indonesian plantation worker survives tiger attack
- Victim awoke to see a Sumatran tiger just 2 metres away and yelled to alert his colleagues, whereby the tiger lunged forward at him
- He suffered a scalp injury and received 20 stitches; the tiger continued to wander around the camp and eventually left
The incident occurred on Saturday as workers were resting, according to the head of natural conservation agency of Riau province on the island of Sumatra, as reported by state news agency Antara.
The man who was attacked was sleeping at the time, and was astonished when he woke up and saw a Sumatran tiger just 2 metres away.
He yelled to alert his colleagues. Agitated, the tiger lunged forward at the man who was seated at the time.
“The worker fought back by grabbing the tiger’s leg with his left hand and using his right hand to hold the tiger’s body away, but his head was already injured by the tiger’s left claws,” conservation agency head Genman Hasibuan was quoted as saying.
The worker suffered a scalp injury and received 20 stitches.
The staff members tried to shoo the tiger away, but it continued to wander around the camp. Eventually, it left.