Watch: Life-saving dead man act in front of tiger goes viral

Mumbai : A little presence of mind saved a man's life from a furious tiger in Maharashtra recently. A video of the incident is going viral on the social media where a man can be seen acting like a dead man when he was approached by a tiger.

The incident happened in Tumsar in Bhandara district of Maharashtra where a tiger can be seen running in the open fields in a bid to save himself from a group of people.

The scared tiger got hold of a man, who pretended to be dead, and the wild animal started inspecting him with jaws on his chest.

Meanwhile, tiger saw a mob heading towards him and runs away.

IFS officer Parveen Kaswan shared the video on Twitter with the caption, “You want to see how does a narrow escape looks like in case of an encounter with a #tiger. #Tiger was cornered by the crowd. But fortunately, the end was fine for both man and tiger. Sent by a senior.”

Another twitter user posted the full video of the incident:

People on social media have lauded the presence of mind shown by the man in a bid to save his life from the tiger.

For those who do not believe in luck, this video could be a perfect example to show.