Tourist Whose Arm Was Mauled By The Lion He Was Stroking Finally Shares Horrific Wound Pictures
I’m gonna be real with you right now – if you’ve been a fan of AuntyAcid for a while now, you’ll know exactly how I feel about other human beings; they’re trash. Not you, of course, you lovely, lovely people – but everybody else who isn’t you? Yeah, they’re trash. Not only are they trash, in fact, but they are also idiots. And because they’re idiots, they do stupidly idiotic things – and more often than not they get stupidly hurt in the process.
WARNING: ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
Which brings me onto this glorious article I have for you today. A tourist (aka a stupid trash human) nearly had his entire arm ripped off by a lion after he attempted to stroke it (See? DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN GUYS?). Anyway, the tourist has now shared images of his gruesome, gruesome injuries.
And let me tell you folks… they are, indeed, gruesome. Keep reading if you think you’re brave enough.
Of course, as nasty as his wounds actually are, Pieter Nortje (the attacked tourist in question) said it could have been much, MUCH worse had a ‘mystery man’ not appeared and punched the lion square in the face (and no folks, I am not making that up).
Even then, Mr. Nortje is incredibly lucky to be alive, as his wound then went on to turn septic and left him in a very serious, close-to-death condition.
The traumatic incident itself unfolded in Tikwe River Lodge, located in South Africa, where the 55-year-old was celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary with his wife, Ilze… which, okay, is kinda super cute. And amazing.
If you’ve got a strong stomach, feel free to watch the video of the attack itself below (you’ve been warned):
Mr Nortje basically reached his arm through a fence and stroked a first lion as his wife filmed with her cell phone. Now, this lion seems to actually be enjoying himself. However, as a second lioness approached, she locked her teeth into his flesh and began tugging on his arm and he desperately tried to tug him away.
Mr Nortje now has his arm in a sling and is on the mend, but looking back on the attack, he feels lucky to still be alive.
He said: “We went on the game drive to see the big lions and the game ranger told us they were very tame and were brought up by hand and said it was safe to get out and scratch and stroke them.
“I was stroking a big male lion who was enjoying it and then a female came over and I think either she wanted to play or perhaps she smelt one of the cubs on me from earlier on and just bit into my arm.”
The lion sank its teeth into Mr Nortje’s arm and began to pull.
Credit: DailyFine Vids
“She ripped into it as well with her claw and I screamed and I think she got afraid and so did I and then a guy on the game drive came to my rescue and punched her on the nose as I was being dragged in.”
“That was the moment that I believe he saved my life as the lioness was so shocked she let my arm go and I was able to pull it back through the wire and stumble to safety holding it to my chest.”
“What immediately struck me was the incredible power of the lioness when it had hold of me in its jaws. I realised instantly that for anyone being attacked by a lion there is just nothing you can do.”
Mr Nortje said he could feel no pain in the immediate aftermath despite the fact that he could see the bone in his arm (which was probably due to the freakin’ shock of it all!). At the hospital, he received 60 stitches to seal up the wound, but in the middle of the night, Mr Nortje woke up in agony, unable to stand.
He said: “It turned out I had gone into septic shock and the stitched up wound had filled up inside with poison.
“An ambulance rushed me to a hospital in Bloemfontein where they cut out all the stitches and opened up the bite wound again and cleaned out all the poison and dosed me up with antibiotics.”
Mr Nortje needed 60 stitches.
Credit: DailyFine Vids
Mr Nortje is now waiting for a skin graft and will be unable to work for at least two months, but he holds absolute no grudges whatsoever… which is a nice breath of fresh air in all honesty. Usually after something like this the person responsible for an animal attack starts a petition to get the poor thing shot or put down!
He said: “I think the lioness was playing and bit me not realizing her strength then instinct took over. I consider myself lucky as it could easily have had my arm off and I would have bled to death.
“I don’t blame the lioness or the game warden or the game lodge, it was an accident.
“I will end up with a great big scar to my arm but there are not many people who when they get asked in a bar where they got such a nasty injury that they can reply it was fighting off a lion.
“For our 11th wedding anniversary, we will be going somewhere quieter without wild animals.”
At least its an anniversary they’ll never forget, right!? And okay, so maybe not ALL people are totally trash. There, I freakin’ said it!
Maybe I jumped the gun with this one a little with this one but hey – I can’t help but be passionate about animals and the stupid humans who provoke them! What do you think though folks? Well deserved or just a little misunderstanding? Have you ever done anything this “wild” for an anniversary? Either way, let me know in the comments! And don’t forget to share this with your friends and family too! AAx
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