14-Year-Old Girl in the Philippines Loses Her Life While Protecting Her Cousins from a King Cobra
Key Points
- 14-year-old girl protected her cousins from a king cobra attack in the town of Maitum, Sarangani.
- The incident occurred while the victim and her three cousins were bathing in a stream.
- The girl was bitten by the cobra while trying to protect her cousins by embracing them.
- The girl, who fainted after telling her family about the incident, lost her life while being taken to the hospital.
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A 14-year-old girl in the town of Maitum, in the Sarangani province of the Philippines, lost her life while protecting her cousins from a king cobra attack. The incident occurred when the girl and her three cousins encountered the cobra while bathing in a stream in Barrio Batian.
When the cobra tried to attack her cousins, the young girl threw herself on it to protect them and was bitten by the snake. After the incident, the girl managed to return home and told her family what happened; however, she lost consciousness shortly after.
The girl was urgently taken to the hospital but could not be saved, losing her life. King cobras are a snake species also known as "banakon" in the region and are recognized as extremely venomous.
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- Q: Where and when did the incident take place?
- A: The incident took place on Monday in the Batian area of the town of Maitum, in the Sarangani province of the Philippines.
- Q: How did the girl lose her life?
- A: She was bitten by the snake while protecting her cousins from a king cobra attack and lost her life before being taken to the hospital.
- Q: What is the condition of the children the cobra attacked?
- A: The news stated that only the 14-year-old girl who tried to protect them was bitten and lost her life.
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