Woman Who Came Face-to-Face With Panther: 'I Was Hoping It Wasn't Angry'
The woman who recorded a video of a panther whizzing right by her called the encounter “amazing.”
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Tina Dorschel was taking an early morning stroll through Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Florida, when, out of nowhere a panther, came right in her direction.
She told IE: “It was extremely surprising.”
Though nervous, she kept right on recording the big cat earlier this week.
"I was hoping it wasn't angry," she said.
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She posted the video on Facebook and it has racked up more than four million views.
On on early morning nature walk we saw a gator, a snake, frogs, pretty birds, and had this unexpected encounter. (Warning...curse word at end!)(For licensing or usage, please contact licensing@viralhog.com)
Posted by Tina Dorschel on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The panther may have been more frightened than she was.
On the sanctuary’s Facebook page, staff wrote: “Panthers are shy creatures and this kind of encounter was a lucky and extremely rare experience.”
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