Overview
- The skier approached to within roughly three meters to take a photo before the snow leopard lunged, according to local reports.
- A ski instructor drove the animal off with his poles as bystanders pulled the woman to safety; doctors said she is in stable condition with facial injuries.
- Officials had issued caution notices the previous day after repeated snow leopard sightings near Keketuohai/Koktokay.
- Patrols and public-awareness efforts were strengthened across the geopark following the incident.
- One report says a leopard was later captured and linked to nearby sheep killings, a developing claim not yet uniformly confirmed.