As a kid, whenever I spotted an eagle in the sky, I wondered what would happen if the bird gouged out my eyes of their sockets. Of course, I knew the answer to that horrific thought, but nonetheless, it always amused me.

Yeah, it's the stuff of nightmares and it literally, almost, came true for a young boy.

At a wildlife event in Australia, an eagle locked its talons on a boy's hoodie and tried to fly away with him, trying to pick him up 'like a small animal'.

The eagle flew away without the boy (thank heavens!) who burst into tears after the incident. Lady Fate definitely decided to side with the boy who thankfully survived the attack with just a scratch, reports BBC.

The incident happened at Alice Springs Desert Park in central Australia.