tourist takes a selfie with a snow leopard and gets mauled (warning graphic)

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Last edited Sun Feb 1, 2026, 02:25 PM - Edit history (1)

The image shows the woman smiling as the leopard crouches just behind her in the snow, appearing poised to pounce.

Video footage taken moments later shows the tourist trapped underneath the leopard in deep snow before being helped away by people, clutching her blood-covered face.

Despite warnings the previous day by authorities after the animal was sighted in the area, the skier moved within 10 feet of the animal after spotting it in the snow and reportedly not being able to get a good enough angle for a snap.

The animal then pounced, mauling her face before a ski instructor chased it away by waving his poles.

The skier was saved by her helmet from more serious injuries, but was taken to a local hospital for treatment where she remains in a stable condition.





https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15516485/skiing-tourist-taking-selfie-rare-snow-leopard-mauled-face.html

[malaise]

1. FAFO

One more moron

[GiqueCee]

2. The Darwin Effect...

... in real time. That takes a special kind of stupid.

[Jedi Guy]

3. Talk about voting for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party...

Less flippantly, perhaps she'll learn a valuable lesson from this experience. It's a pity it came at such a terrible cost, though. Particularly if the local authorities decide to euthanize the leopard. I would really hope they don't, given the circumstances. The young lady might as well have doused herself in barbecue sauce and laid out a place setting and napkin.

[Vinca]

4. Beautiful animal. Stupid, stupid woman.

[intheflow]

5. Please put a graphic image warning in your title.

I didn’t need to see the “after” picture to believe the story.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

6. Done

[flvegan]

7. I hope the "likes" and re-tweets were worth it. Idiot. n/t