Czech monk dies after leopard attack in Panama
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on March 27, 2026 - 8:38 am
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A 43-year-old Czech monk staying as a meditation practitioner at the Bambaragasthalawa Forest Hermitage in the Panama Police Division has died after reportedly being bitten by a leopard.
The investigation was launched by Panama Police on the morning of March 26, 2026, after the Panama Police Station received a complaint about the monk’s death.
According to the information provided, the monk had been residing at the Bambaragasthalawa Forest Hermitage as a meditation practitioner at the time of the incident.
Police said the deceased was a 43-year-old Czech national.
Further investigations are being carried out by Panama Police.
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