Cheetahs attack woman as husband snaps photos

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Well sometimes the presence of a camera leads people to make.

Bad decisions and that could be what happened to this woman who decided she just had to had to get a picture taken right next to cheat as.

In a petting and not on the south African game preserve.

Trace Gallagher has the story of what happened next Trace.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- As you see it all started off fine right she's all smiles.

And then she noticed that one of the -- is was actually attacking a young girl she went to help protect the young girl who had.

Cuts and scrapes and punctures and that she does -- you -- began attacking her her husband kept taking pictures yeah there's blood on her neck you can -- closer now.

This is the second picture in a series.

He kept taking pictures that she -- -- after her.

This is the final picture your hair flying clearly the -- on top -- she had puncture wounds she had scratch issue had a very bad cut.

Up on her scalp a number of -- is finally some park employees and some -- pulled the big cats off her she said look.

At first it was fine and then it became very serious very quickly she also thinks that she is were not being aggressive.

They just got excited at the very strong in had a tendency to cut very quickly.

But here's the thing a woman and Oregon saw this story and she said look I was that same game preserve three years ago.

And those that she has attacked me as well and she can't believe the park let other people in there that's part says they believe.

They're very docile and normally and and they're trying to figure out what happened.

-- -- -- -- two questions number one what are they let people inside that that area and number two.

Why is a husband taking pictures of his way -- she's getting attacked.

You get that's that was question one for me the husband water you drop the camera and go after and I'm guessing the husband probably got some grief because I think I probably would firm.

For keeping the camera rolling.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Yeah exactly.

And I would hope my wife would give and take shots at me while I was -- -- -- and then release them to the media okay Trace thank you.

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