(IUB) - An unidentified man, accused of poaching, lost a leg in a bizarre attack last week, according to local news reports. The man was found by rangers in the Bhadra Tiger Reserve in Karnataka, badly wounded but coherent.

According to the Bhadra  park rangers the man was setting an illegal trap inside the reserve when he became entangled in it. He was trapped for 2 days, with no food and water, when a tiger came upon him and attacked. His left leg was badly chewed but remained in the trap which stemmed the blood loss. Another 3 days passed before he was found by the Bhadra rangers.

Poaching charges will be made once the man has recovered further.

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