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Model brutally attacked by leopard during photoshoot, here's what happened

The leopards in the enclosure were show animals and had featured in a Panasonic ad in the past.

Zee Media Bureau|

Updated:Aug 26, 2021, 10:42 PM IST

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Model gets attacked by leopard in Germany

A 36-year-old model Jessica Leidolph was attacked by a leopard in Germany while on the set for a photoshoot.

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She suffered serious injuries due to the attack

The shocking incident left her with serious injuries and according to a BBC report, she had to be airlifted to the hospital through a helicopter.

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The two leopards are show animals

The exact nature of her injuries isn’t clear yet. It is only known that she was in an enclosure with two show leopards – Paris and Troja

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One of them had featured in a Panasonic ad

As per a local news portal Bild, the two animals are owned by a 48-year-old animal trainer Birgit Stache. He had taken in former advertising animals Troja and Paris in his farm who were once on a Panasonic ad.

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There was a false alarm on the leopards escaping

After the attack, there was a scare in the neighbourhood as a message in a local app stated that the leopards had broken out from the enclosure. However, that wasn’t true as per local authorities’ statement to the news outlet Bild.

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This incident has launched an investigation on the attack

The investigation on the freak attack on the young model is still ongoing.