Former Zimbabwe all-rounder Guy Whittall survived an attack from a leopard while on a hunting expedition. His wife Hannah Stooks-Whittall took to Facebook to notify about the incident, along with some pictures that show him sustaining cuts to his legs and arms, and a 5-inch gash to his head.
Hannah mentioned that the injuries could have been much worse had it not been for his “faithful K9”, Chikara, who helped him to wrestle off the leopard.
“Chikara [is] coming up tomorrow to the vet after being mauled by the leopard and getting the cat off Guy!” she wrote. “Very special boy.
Former Zimbabwean star all-rounder Guy Whittal survives leopard attack.
In 2021, he had a shock of his life as he spent whole night just inches away from a giant 8-foot crocodile, hiding under his bed.
Wishing legend a quick recovery 🙏.
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“Guy and I are overwhelmed by the hundreds of messages of well-wishers after Guy”s run in with a wounded leopard earlier today,” she added. “We are very fortunate that he was stabilized at Hippo Clinic by wonderful staff. He was then Airlifted from Buffalo Range by Ace Ambulance to Harare, then transferred to Milton Park Hospital for treatment.”
Following his retirement from international cricket, Whittall runs a safari business in the South East of the country, Humani, where he has tracking a leopard that was previously wounded by a client.
In 2013, Whittall had made the headlines for discovering an eight-foot, 165kg Nile crocodile that had made its way from the nearby Turgwe river into his bedroom at the game reserve where he spent the night.
