Even as she gave birth to a boy, a group of 12 lions emerged from the adjacent forests and surrounded the vehicle near a remote village in Amreli district. Thus, he asked the driver Raju Jadav to stop the ambulance mid-way to deal with the emergency,” said Gaadhe. While the EMT contacted a physician over phone to take directions, the pride of lions, sensing human presence, emerged from the nearby bushes and surrounded the ambulance. “Though Jadav, who is a local and understood the behaviour of lions, tried to scare them away, the lions refused to budge. “Later, Jadav started the ambulance and moved slowly so that lions would give way.

Source: Indian Express July 01, 2017 05:10 UTC