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An 54-year-old Indian woman has impressed the world by fighting off an attack from a leopard.
Kamla Devi was walking to her farm when the leopard attacked her in the remote village of Koti Bodna in northern India. She fought back with a sickle and spade.
The big cat was found dead after an hour-long fight. Devi fractured her hand and injured her head and legs.
"We have not counted the number of stitches, but it must be more than 100," medic Jasbir Singh told reporters. "She has sustained two fractures on the right hand and one on the left. She also has deep injuries on her head and legs."
Kamla's will to survive amazed the surgeons.
"Walking one mile with blood oozing out from your body speaks a lot about her strong will power to survive," said Jasbir.
Kamla's husband died three decades ago and she was raising her family on her own.
