Jakarta Globe, Made Arya Kencana, Apr 21, 2014
A 47-year-old forest ranger was bitten by a Komodo dragon on Sunday. (AFP Photo/Romeo Gacad) |
Denpasar. A
forest ranger suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a komodo dragon
in East Nusa Tenggara on Sunday.
Tarzan, a
47-year-old forest ranger, was feeding deer in Jagawana Loh Baru Post, in the
southern part of Rinca island, Komodo National Park, when a medium-sized male
komodo suddenly bit him on his left leg. Tarzan tripped and tried to break free
by hitting the animal’s leg with the bucket he was using to feed the deer.
“The vein
on his left leg was severed, and he needed surgery,” Tarzan’s wife, Siti Nur,
told Jakarta Globe on Monday from Sanglah regional hospital, Denpasar, Bali,
where Tarzan is being treated.
Siti said
the komodo bit Tarzan and wouldn’t let go for at least five minutes. After
breaking free from the komodo, Tarzan sought help. She said Tarzan was bleeding
profusely from the gaping wound on his leg.
Tarzan was
first taken to a health clinic in Labuan Bajo by a speedboat, but he was then
immediately brought to a hospital in Bali because of the severe wound.
“We only
gave him an antibiotic injection and performed a suture on his wound to stop
the bleeding,” said Kelana, the health worker at Labuan Bajo who administered
first aid to Tarzan.
Siti said
Tarzan has been working as a forest ranger at Komodo National Park for 27 years
and has never experienced such an incident.
“He did
this kind of work every single day, but this thing has never happened to him,”
she said.
Sanglah’s
hospital spokesman, Kadek Nariyanta, said the doctors have performed a surgery
to reconnect the severed tendon and vein.
“Right now
the patient is recuperating in our hospital,” she said.
A bite from
a komodo can be deadly if left untreated because of bacteria from the reptile’s
saliva.
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