Ouch! Woman left with 272 needles in her head after a PORCUPINE falls from a lamp post onto her

Sandra Nabucco from Rio de Janeiro, was walking her dog when animal fell from a lamp post on to her head



52-year-old taken to hospital and 272 needles were removed from her head

Housewife is now on antibiotics following painful incident



A woman was left with 272 needles stuck in her scalp after a porcupine fell on her head.



Sandra Nabucco, 52, from Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, was walking her dog when the painful accident took place.

The housewife walked under a lamp post when the animal dropped from above.



A Brazilian woman was left with 272 needles stuck in her head after a porcupine fell on her

The woman said she was walking with her dog when the animal fell from a lamp post and on to her head

The Brazilian woman was taken to a nearby hospital by neighbours where surgeons removed over 200 needles from her scalp.



There, s he was given antibiotics to prevent infection.

Speaking with Brazilian news site Globo, Ms Nabucco said: 'It was quite a shock .



'I felt something land on my head and then felt the spines with my hands. The pain was enormous.

The housewife said at least 200 needles were removed from her scalp by surgeons

'The surgeon took them out with tweezers. There must have been around 200. '



' I'm a strong woman; an old person or a child would have died.



'Someone told me there was a pair of porcupines living in the area, but I had never seen them.'

T he animal is said to have survived the fall.



The creature is said to have survived the fall (library image)





