Hero gran, 77, battles wild boar to the death on mountain after it attacks

Wild boars are increasingly being viewed as a menace that have been known to inflict casualties across China with the government even removing them from a list of protected animals

A hero gran, 77, fought a wild boar to the death on a mountain after it charged her.

The brave OAP tussled with the beast after it attacked her while was working in a field. Luckily she was able to overcome the attack by using her trusted sickle.

Despite suffering several bites in the attack, the blade-wielding gran come out on top, despite suffering several bites. Images show the woman standing over the slain boar in bloodstained clothes.

The duel to the death happened in Zhaotong, in southern China, on Friday September 27. The unnamed woman is understood to have been alone at the time of the boar attack.

She had gone up the mountain to carry out some farm work when she was suddenly attacked by the aggressive animal. Her relatives said the board had attacked two other villagers in four days, as reported by What's the Jam.

After killing the animal with her sickle, the woman was taken to a nearby hospital for medical checks. Images of her battle have been widely shared on the Chinese social network BiliBili.

Users said "the gran is a strong fighter", "she's still in the prime of her life at 77 years old" and that "she should use the boar in a stew".

Wild boars have increasingly been viewed as menaces in China with the government removing the animal from the list of protected wild life. Despite this, it does not mean they can be hunted at will.

According to the government-sanctioned China Daily newspaper, the July 2023 change was due to the "wild boar species is no longer threatened with survival, and the population in many areas is too high." It added wild boards are found in 28 of China's provinces and that they had been "causing harm" in 857 counties across the country.