On march 4th, A group of teenage boys were attacked by a jaguar.

Interactions between wild animals and humans are not uncommon. But when Kirk Hammet arrived at his house with his 4 friends at 12:00am. his family was stunned by all of the heavy scars on Kirk’s body alongside his friends.

The group of 5 was seen near Carinhanha River late at night until they wandered off in search of something to do. They then decided to visit one of the most dangerous and secluded jungles of brazil. Located just 4 kilometers away from Carinhanha River. 

Jaguars usually tend to hunt at night and are additionally more aggressive than the day. They do not attack humans unless they are seen as a threat, And in this case the group of young boys were. They wandered deep into the jungle and then saw the jaguar laying in its den keeping all to itself. One of Kirk’s accompanying friends, James Hetfeild was intimidated but then started messing around with the jaguar throwing sticks at it. After seeing James throwing rocks, The other 3 boys joined along in hopes to scare it. The jaguar then leaped up and hid in its trees, The boys couldn’t spot the jaguar within the surrounding environment. That is when they realized they essentially made the wrong choice. The defense mechanism in the jaguars mind was triggered. The boys did not know the jaguar was right behind them due to how quiet it can crawl up. It leaped and attacked Kirk and James. It had the two pinned down and James had punctured a lung at the very moment due to its sudden weight being thrown on his body. Kirk got scarred along the side of his waistline down to his ankles. The other 3 friends tried as hard as they could to pull the Jaguar off Kirk and James but also got injured during the process, As soon as the Jaguar thought they had had enough. Biologist Jason Newsted walked into the scene and flashed his light straight on the jaguar and it rushed away. He came to their aid and took them back to their hometown.

Jason Newsted had studied the rarity of jaguar attacks, And if these attacks were common how many deaths there would be due to it. There have only been 22 trustable claims of jaguars seen attacking globally and this makes it 23. He stated that no one under any circumstances should interact with a jaguar except by absolute professionals. 

The 5 are now hospitalized. The 5 all facing tremendous injuries and scars, And have been charged for trespassing. If under any circumstances you spot a jaguar DO NOT engage with it.