Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 ***************************Advertisement*************************** ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: This article is from The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/6/3/nation/11120367 & sec=nation ________________________ Friday June 3, 2005 Orang utan attacks sisters at centre KUCHING: What was to have been a fun outing to the Matang Wildlife Centre near here turned into a horrifying experience for two sisters when they were attacked by a female orang utan. They were both bitten on their legs by the animal during a visit with four of their children on Tuesday afternoon. The victims, in their 30s and 40s, only want to be identified as the Tong sisters. The elder sister, from Sibu, was here on holiday with her 17-year-old daughter. In the group were also the younger sister’s 11-year-old son and two other children, aged seven years and 10 months. The younger sister said the orang utan turned violent after it failed to grab a bag from her 11-year-old son. “As l pulled my son away, it turned on my sister and bit her leg. “l quickly handed my baby to my niece and told all the children to run for safety before l rushed to help my sister. “When l tried to push the orang utan away from my sister, it att-acked me,” she told reporters when met at her home in Jalan Song yesterday. According to her, she struggled with the animal for about 10 minutes before it ran off. The sisters then approached the centre’s caretaker and were given some medicine for their wounds. They then sought treatment at the Sarawak General Hospital. They hope the centre would make sure that such an incident would not recur. No official from the centre, a popular place for tourists, could be reached for comment on Wednesday as it was a state public holiday. <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2004 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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