A female skier has been mauled by a snow leopard on her way back to her hotel in China after she attempted to get a selfie.

A snow leopard has left a tourist at a popular Xinjiang ski destination who wanted to take close-up photos of the animal with severe wounds to her face, according to local media reports on Saturday (Jan 24).

A tourist was recently attacked by a rare snow leopard and parts of the intense encounter, including the moment the tourist was rescued, were caught on camera. The tourist, who is a skier and was returning to their hotel,

A woman hitting the slopes in Fuyun County, northern China, is said to have got within 10ft of the animal in a bid to get the best angle before it attacked.