JAKARTA - A little girl caught on amateur camera was trapped in an elephant enclosure at the Ragunan Wildlife Park, South Jakarta.
The boy also cried hysterically in fear while in the elephant enclosure area. The reason is, a large-sized elephant also approached him.
Meanwhile, the family and other visitors tried to help the victim without using any equipment.
As a result, the victim was able to be helped by being pulled by hand.
Responding to the incident, the Head of Public Relations (Public Relations) of the Ragunan Wildlife Park, Wahyudi Bambang, said that his party did not know the exact time and chronology of the incident because no reports were received by officers when the incident occurred.
"There are indications that animals are used as jokes or content by visitors. This can be seen from the attitude of the person concerned who did not show panic during the incident and continued to record the event," said Wahyudi, Sunday, May 31, 2026.
His party also assessed that the supervision of the parents or guardians of the child concerned had not been carried out optimally at the time of the incident.
"Based on the circulating video, it can be seen that visitors have crossed the safety fence that has been provided in the animal enclosure area," he said.
His party also claimed that the management had installed a fence and various safety warnings reminding visitors not to exceed the safety limit of the cage, because it could endanger the safety of visitors and animals.
"The Ragunan Wildlife Park management will continue to evaluate and tighten supervision to prevent similar incidents from recurring in the future," he said.
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