Merangin –
A resident of Jambi named Sidin (33) had an accident. He was shot dead Tiger while panning for gold in a traditional forest.
The incident occurred on Saturday (25/6) night, precisely at 22.00 WIB. At that time, Sidin and his friends were carrying out gold panning activities around the customary forest where the river flowed.
Then, Sidin and his friends rested in a hut not far from the location. Just a moment to rest, suddenly a big tiger came. The tiger immediately pounced on the victim by dragging him while tearing the victim’s body.
“His condition died with wounds on the back of the tiger’s fangs, and his neck was broken, and his body was covered in scratches from the tiger’s hooves,” said village head Guguk Hijazi. detik.com, Sunday (26/9/2021).
The victim’s colleagues tried to chase the tiger away. Before long, the tiger fled, but Sadin’s life was beyond help.
“The location of the gold pan is right around the river, the location is also near the forest. Previously, residents sometimes occasionally saw tigers around the forest, even though someone had seen them, but it was still safe, because usually wild boars were the prey of tigers. , but recently tigers are prey for humans,” Hijazi said.
Tigers are said to be jumbo-sized. See on the next page
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