Nicolas Hohls is lucky to be alive.

The 27-year-old South African man explained how he survived an attack by two hyenas while staying at a nature reserve to attend a bachelor party last weekend.

“One went for my leg and the other for my face and head,” Hohls told People of the Saturday attack.

“I fought them off by ripping my face and ankle free, then attacking the eyes of one and forcing my hand down the throat of the other.”

"One went for my leg and the other for my face and head," Nicolas Hohls, 27, tells PEOPLE of being attacked by two... Posted by Dejoygivers on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Hohls, who lives on a farm in Harburg, arrived at Cape Vidal Nature Reserve in St. Lucia late in the morning along with his father Colin.

During the day, he went fishing with some fri

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