JAKARTA, Indonesia – A small village in Indonesia was excited after what they believed to be an angel from heaven was found on a beach at Bangaii regency – only to find out the human-like figure they fussed about was a sex toy.

The life-sized inflatable sex doll was found by a 21-year-old fisherman on March 12, 3 days after the solar eclipse that engulfed Indonesia. For many in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, the solar eclipse was viewed as a spiritual experience, and large numbers flocked to mosques to say special prayers.

Thinking it was an angel, the fisherman took the doll home to his village where it was taken care of like a real human being.

The village buzz caught the attention of local police who then went to visit the so-called angel. Only then did everyone discover it was an inflatable doll.

“So it was checked by one of our team. It was a sex toy,” said the area’s police chief Heru Pramukarno, as quoted by local media.

Pramukarno said the parents of the fisherman changed the doll’s clothes every day, and was given a blouse and a hijab – a way to care for it as it slowly deflated.

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Article was originally published on Rappler.com