Dramatic jungle chase ends in Navsari village well in Gujarat: Leopard dies, boar survives

In the Vansda forest range of Navsari district, a leopard and a wild boar engaged in a dramatic chase that ended with the leopard drowning in a well and the boar surviving. The incident happened late on Friday night, when the leopard spotted the boar in the dense jungle and began to chase it. The chase eventually led to the outskirts of Chikhatiya village, where the boar jumped into a 20-feet deep well.

A villager noticed the commotion and alerted the village Sarpanch, Kiran Chaudhary. Chaudhary informed the forest department, which dispatched teams to rescue the boar. Using expert techniques, the forest officers successfully lifted the boar from the well. Later, the leopard's body was discovered and removed by the forest officers.

The leopard, a 4-year-old male, drowned in the well after the incident. The boar, around two-and-a-half years old, survived the ordeal. The cause of the leopard's death was confirmed as drowning by veterinary doctors. The last census recorded 2274 leopards in Gujarat, with 52 of them in Navsari district. Following the incident, the Chikhatiya village Sarpanch decided to raise the well's wall height to prevent such accidents from happening again.