Fitria
binti Judin, 5, was found dead on Saturday after a Sumatran tiger attacked and
dragged her from a small plantation run by her parents near Cirebon Baru
village in Kepahiang regency, Bengkulu.
“The incident
took place on Saturday morning. The victim was playing with her two elder
siblings outside their house when suddenly a tiger emerged from the wood and
attacked her,” Bengkulu Natural Resources Conservancy Agency (BKSDA) head
Supartono said on Monday in Bengkulu.
He said
that upon the attack, Fitria’s siblings immediately ran to the nearest village,
Cirebon Baru, which was seven kilometers away from the plantation, seeking help
from villagers as their parents’ whereabouts were unknown.
The victim
was found dead, about 20 meters from where the attack had taken place, with her
left leg missing, believed to have been eaten by the tiger.
“She was
already lifeless when found, while the tiger had retreated to the woods. The
residents immediately evacuated the victim and brought her to their village for
burial,” Supartono said, as quoted by tribunnews.com.
He added
that six BKSDA officers had been tasked with investigating the incident.
Supartono
said the plantation may be located inside the Bukit Daun protected forest. If
the plantation is found to be outside the forest, officers will be told to
capture the tiger and take it to a conservation area.
In 2011,
Bengkulu recorded seven incidents between humans and tigers in five of its
regencies, including Lebong, Seluma and North Bengkulu.
Supartono
said the number of the cases had been increasing over the years due to forest
destruction in the province, mostly because of illegal logging.
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