«It was so traumatic that probably my brain turned off«said one woman about the incident of which has no record. According to his story, survived a lion attack during a safari in Africa.
The episode occurred in early October in South Africa and its protagonist was a young Swedish woman named Naemiaccording to information published by British newspapers The Sun y Daily Mail.
During that time, according to the swedish newspaper The Expressthe woman of 21 years had been working as volunteer in one tourist expedition which consisted of tour a natural area on horseback of the province of Limpopoin the extreme northeast of the African country.
What happened during the incident
On the day of the incident, as usualNaemi rode horses with her co-workers to guide a group of tourists. However, on this occasion, unlike the previous ones, She had to go last in line. For safety reasons, tourists never travel in the last position in the line.
At one point, according to The Expressa lion lurking in the undergrowth He rushed towards where Naemi was..
A landscape of the Limpopo province, South Africa. The image is illustrative, it is not related to the case. Photo: Pexels.«Suddenly jump forward and my horse runs in terror. I fall and then the lion attacks me«declared the young woman, originally from the city of Malmöto the same medium. She He reconstructed the events from the story of his colleaguessince he doesn’t remember anything.
After the jump, the feline bit her neck and dragged her. Fortunately, for an unknown reasonthe four-legged mammal He decided to let her go quickly and ran away.. Soon, his coworkers chimed in: They helped her and took her to a hospital. in the city of Tzaneen.
What happened after the attack
Because of the attack, Naemi ended up with fracture of two cervical vertebrae, spinal cord damage and one wound infection of the bite. Furthermore, when falling from the horse, broke his wrist. At the same time, during hospitalization, suffered a stroke that left numb left half of bodyalthough already regained mobility.
After several weeks of treatment in South Africa, Naemi was transferred to Sweden to continue her medical care. Currently, he uses a collar cervical and might need undergo surgery.
«I think I had a guardian angel. Now, I feel numbness on the left side of my body, but I can move my whole body. The doctors say that I I will recover completely. «Who can say that after a lion attack?» he reflected in conversation with The Express.
A lion, in Kenya. The image is illustrative, it is not related to the case. Photo: Pexels.On the other hand, the young woman assured that last thing he remembers of that day is having gotten on the horse. «It was so traumatic that my brain probably shut down. I think a lot about why it happened to me (…) It’s hard to sleep at night«, he admitted to the same medium.
Regarding the lion, Naemi stated that she believes it is a young specimen, approximately two years old, that was seen on other occasions around the safari area. At the same time, he thought that the feline perhaps He pounced on her out of mere “curiosity.”.
«It was very curious (the lion) and I wonder if that wasn’t what finally prompted him to take the leap,» he told The Express.
On the other hand, the young woman explained that she wants to return to South Africa. “I was having a great time until this happened,” he acknowledged.
