Sacrificial Cow Rampages, Flees 5km, Injures Local Man

PT DSI Persero will assume full export functions from January 2027. A sacrificial cow weighing hundreds of kilograms rampaged and injured a resident in RT 20, Talang Bakung Village, Palmerah District, Jambi City, on Sunday (24/5) afternoon. The incident occurred while the animal was being unloaded from a pickup truck. The injured victim, identified as 48-year-old Efendi, a resident of RT 24, Talang Bakung Village, sustained severe facial injuries from the cow’s horns. Locals rushed him to the nearest health centre for medical treatment. After injuring the resident, the black bull with long horns fled, covering more than five kilometres through residential areas and into farmland in Sungaigelam District, Muarojambi Regency. Due to difficulties in recapturing the rampaging animal, local sacrifice committee officials promptly contacted Jambi City Fire and Rescue Department (Damkartan) for evacuation assistance. Eight personnel from Damkartan’s Platoon 3 were deployed to the scene. After a search with locals, the cow was found and captured in Kebun Kolim, Tangkit Village, Sungai Gelam District, Muarojambi Regency. Platoon 3 Commander Masianto confirmed the successful evacuation, stating that recapturing the cow was challenging due to the remote location and difficult terrain. “Alhamdulillah, despite the challenging terrain, the escaped sacrificial cow has been successfully recaptured. It has now been returned to Talang Bakung Village, Jambi City,” Masianto said. The incident serves as a warning for other sacrifice committees to exercise greater caution and use adequate safety equipment during the unloading and transportation of sacrificial animals to prevent similar incidents endangering residents. A joint SAR team located the body of seven-year-old Raffasya on Thursday morning (21/5), who was reported missing after drifting away in Palmerah District, Jambi City, on Wednesday afternoon. Two unidentified victims remain under search by Kuala Tungkal SAR Rescue Team and TNI-Polri personnel as of Wednesday afternoon. Illegal refined oil operations prevalent in Bayat were uncovered by the Tipidter Unit and Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) of Tebo Police. Jambi quarantine authorities recorded a surge in sacrificial livestock movement ahead of Eid al-Adha 1447 H, reaching 24,000 animals with an economic value of Rp111 billion. The burned structure was a warehouse suspected to have been used for storage.