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SINGAPORE – A woman was exercising in Sungei Api Api Park when she was attacked by a wild boar on Tuesday night (November 17).
According to Shin Min Daily News, the 50-year-old auditor, who wanted to be known only as Madam Yu, was walking home with her husband in the park around 9:30 p.m. when the couple spotted the animal near Pasir Ris Drive 3.
The boar emerged from the foliage to her left and charged her, Madam Yu told Shin Min.
“I felt a lot of pain in my left leg when I was knocked down,” he added.
The boar got away after attacking her. The entire incident happened in a matter of seconds.
It left Madame Yu with a 10 cm long laceration on her left leg and facial injuries, Shin Min reported.
Her husband ran home to get the car and took her to the hospital, where she is expected to stay until Sunday.
Madam Yu told Shin Min that she cried all night because of what had happened and didn’t dare to go back to the park to exercise.
In response to inquiries from The Straits Times, the National Parks Board (NParks) advised the public to avoid feeding wild boars, as this could cause them to associate humans with food providers and thus become come closer to them.
“This can lead them to show aggressive behavior towards people, to venture into urban areas in search of human sources of food and to roam the roads, posing a potential danger to motorists and themselves,” said the director of NParks How Choon Beng wildlife management.
The last reported incident of a wild boar attack was on August 28, 2018, near Punggol High School, when a pregnant woman was left with deep cuts on her right calf.
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