5-months pregnant lady crushed to death by herd of Elephants

A five-month pregnant lady, Karsini,  was pronounced dead after they were crushed by a herd of elephants in Indonesia.

TopNaija gathered that the 33-year-old mother-of-three was tapping rubber trees with her husband, identified as Rasum, on Sunday, September 8, when the herd of 15 Elephants entered their plantation in South Sumatra.

With each Jumbo gathering a weight of up to 4,00 kilograms, the young woman failed to scare off the beast as they brutally trampled Karsini and her unborn baby to death.

After the herd moved away, the Musi Rawas Regency villagers collected Karsini’s corpse from the forest.

Muara Lakitan Police Chief, AKP M Abdul Karim, said:

‘It is known that the victim was five months pregnant.

‘She suffered severe wounds on her stomach and waist, and her womb had shifted to the left.

‘Her husband managed to save himself.’

He added that wild elephants were known to frequent the region in herds of up to 100.

Officers from the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) were at the scene to investigate, he said.

The police chief urged residents to stay clear of wandering elephants instead of trying to scare them away.

He said: ‘Don’t disturb them, don’t try to chase them away.

‘They are only looking for food. If you see an elephant, immediately move away.’