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Missing Indonesian woman dies after being swallowed whole by 6.7m python
- The 54-year-old went to collect rubber on a plantation in Jambi province last Sunday and her family reported her missing when she did not return home
- Two days later, a search party found the woman’s body in a reticulated python’s stomach
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Authorities said a missing Indonesian grandmother was swallowed whole by a 6.7m python over the weekend.
The family of the 54-year-old woman reported her missing after they said she went to collect rubber on a plantation on Sunday near her home in Jambi, Indonesia, according to CNN Indonesia. The city is on the island of Sumatra, the country’s second-longest island.
Betara Jambi police chief S. Herafa told the outlet when her husband went to look for her, he found only her sandals, jacket, headscarf and knife.
According to the chief, two days after she disappeared, a search party found a reticulated python with a large bulge in its stomach.
The police chief told the Times of India a woman was found in the snake’s stomach and that her body appeared to be largely intact.
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