Wild boar charges down ski slope in Japan and attacks group of snowboarders
- last year
A wild boar was filmed hurtling down a ski slope and charging into a group of snowboarders - biting and headbutting them - damaging their gear.
Footage shows the dangerous swine rushing down the mountain at high-speed and attacking the group of youngsters.
Raymond Tan, 38, captured the moment at Ikenotaira Ski Resort in Myoko, Japan.
Project manager Tan, from Perth, Australia, initially thought the animal was a dog following a skier, so he pulled out his phone and started to record.
Tan said: "Me and my mates were taking a break at Ikenotaira ski resort restaurant called Kayaba Tap Room & Cafe, when we saw what we initially thought was a dog following a skier down the slopes.
"I started to record it as the skier got to the bottom of the run and made his way towards the chair lifts.
"As I zoomed in, I noticed it wasn't a pet dog, but a wild boar, and continued to film."
The video shows the wild boar attacking one snowboarder from behind, who avoids the headbutt, and falls to the ground.
Luckily the snowboarder uses his board - while still attached to it - as a shield to repel several headbutts from the animal before it chooses its next target.
It then dashes across the snow to another snowboarder who uses his board as a shield to parry the animal preventing injury.
The boar then makes a getaway and runs away from the group.
Raymond confirmed that nobody was injured in the incident and police later captured the animal safely.
He added: "We we're definitely shocked, as we thought it may have been a husky that someone had brought along to the slope.
"It was running high on the heels of the skier down the slope."
A local rental shop confirmed on their Instagram that one of their customers had their board damaged in the attack.
The footage was captured in February.
Footage shows the dangerous swine rushing down the mountain at high-speed and attacking the group of youngsters.
Raymond Tan, 38, captured the moment at Ikenotaira Ski Resort in Myoko, Japan.
Project manager Tan, from Perth, Australia, initially thought the animal was a dog following a skier, so he pulled out his phone and started to record.
Tan said: "Me and my mates were taking a break at Ikenotaira ski resort restaurant called Kayaba Tap Room & Cafe, when we saw what we initially thought was a dog following a skier down the slopes.
"I started to record it as the skier got to the bottom of the run and made his way towards the chair lifts.
"As I zoomed in, I noticed it wasn't a pet dog, but a wild boar, and continued to film."
The video shows the wild boar attacking one snowboarder from behind, who avoids the headbutt, and falls to the ground.
Luckily the snowboarder uses his board - while still attached to it - as a shield to repel several headbutts from the animal before it chooses its next target.
It then dashes across the snow to another snowboarder who uses his board as a shield to parry the animal preventing injury.
The boar then makes a getaway and runs away from the group.
Raymond confirmed that nobody was injured in the incident and police later captured the animal safely.
He added: "We we're definitely shocked, as we thought it may have been a husky that someone had brought along to the slope.
"It was running high on the heels of the skier down the slope."
A local rental shop confirmed on their Instagram that one of their customers had their board damaged in the attack.
The footage was captured in February.