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View all search resultsIsland in focus: Orangutan attacks tourists in Bukit Lawang
An orangutan reportedly attacked a number of foreign tourists who were trekking in the Bukit Lawang resort area in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, injuring a man from New Zealand
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n orangutan reportedly attacked a number of foreign tourists who were trekking in the Bukit Lawang resort area in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, injuring a man from New Zealand.
Manager of the Sumatra Orangutan Observation Center in Bukit Lawang, Riswan Bangun said the injured tourist was identified as Binula Wickramarachchi, 27, from New Zealand who was currently being treated at the Colombia Hospital in Medan.
'The victim was bitten on his right knee,' Riswan told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
Riswan said the attack might have been committed by a 38-year-old wild orangutan named Minah who was earlier kept as a pet by a resident.
