A coffee farmer was eaten by a wild tiger in Indonesia.

Zainudin, 28, was roaming through the plantation when he was mauled by a Sumatran tiger in West Lampung Regency, on January 19. The beast was said to have torn him apart, and left him in pieces in the forest.

A search was launched after his family filed a missing person report with the police on January 20. Worried relatives said he had informed them of his trip to the farm, but never returned in the evening.

The villager's body was found in the woods at the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park - a known home of Sumatran tigers - on January 21.

Local sub-district head Ruspel Gultom said: 'The victim was not a resident, but from Central Java. He manages his family's coffee plantation here.

'We received information about the location of the body on Tuesday afternoon. However, the search team did not dare to approach the location because they were worried that the tiger was still lurking about.

'We did not carry out the retrieval at night because of the dangerous situation. The decision was made to wait until Wednesday morning, January 22.'

Wawan Sukawan, head of the national park's conservation division, said Zainudin's body was 'no longer intact' when it was found.

He said: 'The location was within the roaming radius of the Sumatran tiger, which is a highly territorial animal. Its prowling grounds can reach up to 100 kilometres.'

The rescue team collected Zainudin's remains and carried them out of the forest to be returned to his family for a funeral.

Authorities said it was the fifth tiger attack in the area since 2024. Last year, there were four reported tiger attacks resulting in three fatalities.

Park officials have advised residents to avoid entering the national park area.

The Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.

It is home to various rare wildlife, including the Sumatran elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros, and Sumatran tiger.

Sumatran tigers are a critically endangered subspecies of tiger native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. With fewer than 400 individuals left in the wild, they face threats from habitat loss, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict.