A five-month-pregnant woman and her unborn baby were tragically crushed to death by a herd of elephants in Indonesia.
On Sunday, September 8, Karsini, 33, was tapping rubber trees with her husband, Rasum, when around 15 elephants entered their plantation in South Sumatra.
Despite her efforts to drive the animals away, the herd, each weighing up to 4,000 kg, charged at the couple and trampled Karsini to death.
After the elephants departed, villagers from Musi Rawas Regency recovered Karsini’s body from the forest.
Muara Lakitan Police Chief, AKP M Abdul Karim, confirmed that Karsini was five months pregnant and had suffered severe injuries to her stomach and waist, with her womb shifted to the left. Her husband managed to escape unscathed.
Wild elephants, which can form herds of up to 100, are known to frequent the region. Officers from the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) are investigating the incident.
The police chief advised residents to avoid confronting or disturbing wandering elephants, emphasizing that they are simply searching for food.
