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        "id": 1940364,
        "msgid": "doomsday-fish-found-at-pink-beach-taken-home-1787716280",
        "date": "2026-08-26 09:56:50",
        "title": "'Doomsday' Fish Found at Pink Beach Taken Home",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "A rare oarfish, often dubbed the 'doomsday fish', was found dead on Pink Beach in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, measuring around four metres in length. The discovery quickly went viral on social media, with some linking it to natural disasters, though local officials confirmed residents remained calm. The fish was taken home by the visitors who first found it.",
        "content": "<p>Residents around Pink Beach, Sekaroh Village, Jerowaru District, East\nLombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), were startled by the discovery of an\noarfish. The rare fish is known as the \u2018doomsday\u2019 fish.<\/p>\n<p>The oarfish was found stranded on the beach by visitors at around\n07:30 Wita on Tuesday (25\/8\/2026) in a dead condition. The fish was\nlarge, measuring about four metres in length. It took several people to\ncarry it.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery of the fish then went viral on social media. In a video\nuploaded to the Facebook account <span class=\"citation\" data-cites=\"Baiq\">@Baiq<\/span> Kolby, a flat-shaped fish could be seen\nwith a length more than twice that of an adult. The fish was carried by\na group of children and an adult man. The fish appeared motionless.<\/p>\n<p>Sahlan, the Head of Telone Hamlet, Sekaroh Village, confirmed the\ndiscovery of the rare fish. He said the fish was found by beach visitors\nfrom Central Lombok.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was found this morning. The ones who found it were not our\nresidents, but outsiders who came to camp from last night, visitors,\u2019\nSahlan explained when contacted by detikBali on Tuesday (25\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Sahlan said the fish that caused a stir among visitors was suspected\nto be an oarfish. He admitted it was the first time he had seen such a\nfish.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This is the first time I have ever seen it. Eventually we searched\non Google and found its name is oarfish,\u2019 he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Fish Taken Home<\/p>\n<p>The fish, about four metres long, was found dead and stranded on the\nseashore. The visitors who first discovered the fish then took it\nhome.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was about four metres long, shaped like a samurai sword,\ndifficult for me to describe because its shape is strange. It has been\ntaken home by the person concerned,\u2019 Sahlan added.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery of the oarfish was then linked to natural disasters and\nvarious other negative things. However, Sahlan assured that conditions\nin the coastal community remained conducive.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Even though it is going viral and people are saying all sorts of\nthings, God willing none of our residents are panicking. The condition\nof the community here is calm,\u2019 Sahlan added.<\/p>",
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