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Baby tragically killed in giraffe attack, mother is paralyzed

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  • A one-year-old was killed in a giraffe attack in South Africa.
  • Her mother was paralyzed trying to protect her.
  • Nicole Panos recounts the tragedy.

Baby killed in giraffe attack. A mother experienced the worst tragedy she could imagine when a giraffe attacked her and her two small children. Her youngest, one-year-old Kaia was tragically killed.

Nicole Panos, 25, was totally paralyzed from the waist down after trying to save her little girl and her four-year-old son while they were on a walk at the family’s game park.

A baby girl is tragically killed in giraffe attack

Baby dies giraffe attack
Photo: Twitter

According to The Sun, Nicole was walking with little Kaia and her brother Kayden when a giraffe charged them at the Kuleni Game Park, where they lived, in South Africa. The incident occurred in October 2022.

Kaia died after suffering a traumatic head injury in the attack. Nicole Panos fought to save her children and was also badly injured. Kayden suffered a skull fracture but has recovered. It is believed the giraffe was trying to protect its own newborn calf.

Nicole Panos describes how they lived through the tragedy

Baby dies giraffe attack
Photo: Capture website The Sun

Now, seven months after the tragic attack, heartbroken mother Nicole Panos decided to pay tribute to her baby girl and told The Sun about the terrible incident. «My world completely shattered the day Kaia died. On one level, I feel betrayed by our safe space and confused; we didn’t behave in a threatening manner to the giraffe,» she stated.

«But as a mother, I understand the instinct that kicks in to protect your children. My last thought before she charged at us was that of worry, ‘Where is her baby?’, but she took mine from me… It was just one of those lazy mornings, we all played together and then they napped at lunchtime. I lay with the children. We left our house to walk the short distance to my parent’s home,» Nicole told The Sun.

Nicole was paralyzed from the waist down

The mother was paralyzed from the waist down.
Photo: Twitter

“We walked through the bush thicket and then across a sandy clearing, where the children used to love to play. I saw a male and female giraffe in the distance; I knew she had recently had a calf but I couldn’t see it with her… I was carrying Kaia in my arms, Kayden walking in front of me… Suddenly, I heard this noise behind us and I turned around – and I saw her coming at us. My instinct to protect my children took over and I screamed at Kayden to run.»

She continued: «I felt a thump on my back and I blacked out. I don’t remember being kicked by her. I had Kaia in my arms. I woke up and heard Kayden screaming, I was trying to keep my body on top of Kaia to keep her safe. The giraffe moved back to me and I blacked out. When I woke up my mum was sitting next to me and holding Kaia.»

Nicole Panes and her 4-year-old son survived

Nicole Panes is survived by her 4-year-old son
Photo: Twitter

Nicole was paralyzed from the waist down after trying to defend her two little ones from the giraffe’s attack. Fortunately her four-year-old son survived, but Kaia died of her injuries.

After seven months, Nicole decided to break her silence and share the anguish she experienced at that time when she learned that her daughter had passed away.

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