Hedren Didn’t Remain Unscathed Either
While Marshall was still recovering from the aftereffects of his injuries, Hedren got scalped by an infuriated lioness. She tore into Hedren’s cranium as if it were made of rubber. The crunching sound of the bone breaking, Hedren claims, has gotten forever etched in her memory.
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Hedren’s injury knocked her out, and she was lucky that there were lion tamers present nearby who saved her life. She contracted black gangrene from the incident. She also had to remain hospitalized for a long time.