Shocking moment young man survives brutal leopard attack after wrestling beast BARE-HANDED as locals hurl bricks to fend it off
This is the shocking moment a brave young man was captured grappling with a leopard and holding it off - after the beast unexpectedly lunged at his village in northern India 's Uttar Pradesh.
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Daily Mail
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Indonesia 's National Search and Rescue Agency appeared to distance itself from any culpability Wednesday while sharing a series of photos on Instagram claiming to show first responders retrieving Juliana's body 'Trekking to Mount Rinjani is an Extreme Tourism Sport,' a caption on one post read. 'Be respectful, understand limitations. When accident happend [sic], do not blame rescuers unless you have walked in their shoes!' The agency then deleted the post amid ongoing questions by Juliana's family and criticism pouring in from around the globe. Her grieving loved ones announced Wednesday that they would be 'seeking justice' after the tourist's death. 'Juliana suffered great negligence on the part of the rescue team,' her family said in a statement. 'If the team had reached her within the estimated time of 7 hours, Juliana would still be alive. 'Juliana deserved much more! Now we are going to seek justice for her, because that is what she deserves! Don't give up on Juliana!' The family's claim comes as observers, particularly those in Brazil, continued to flood the National Search and Rescue Agency's social media feeds with criticism. As the tragic saga unfolded, Juliana's relatives frantically pleaded for rescuers to do more - even accusing them of faking a video that claimed to show search teams reaching the hiker and providing food, water and warm clothing. 'This is not true,' said her sister, Mariana, at the time, noting that the family was informed rescue ropes were too short to reach her. 'All the videos that were made are lies, including the one of the rescue arriving at her. The video was forged to look like that, along with this message associated with it. 'We even celebrated. It was a shock to find out that it was a lie.' Juliana's family had also slammed the lack of communication between Indonesian and Brazilian authorities, and questioned why Mount Rinjani National Park remained open to visitors during the search. 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I told her I would help her. I tried desperately to tell Juliana to wait for help.' Musthofa said that he reported the accident to the tour agency he is employed by and told them to request emergency assistance. Italian tourist Federica Matricardi told Fantastico that she met Juliana last Friday and recalled how difficult it was to make it to the top of Mount Rinjai. The pair of solo travelers appeared together in a video just before Juliana fell, smiling and joking about the cloudy view. 'We did it for the view,' Juliana said. Juliana left in February for a trip through southeast Asia, visiting Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines before heading to Indonesia. 'Never try never fly,' she captioned her final Instagram post, featuring several photos of her smiling wide in gorgeous scenes from the island nation. On Wednesday, her heartbroken father shared an emotional tribute to Juliana on Instagram. 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Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Daily Mail
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