Woman eaten by pigs after fainting and suffering seizure on Russian farm

A woman was eaten by pigs after collapsing in their sty.

The 56-year-old was feeding the animals, in the Central Russian region of Udmurtia, when she suffered a seizure and fainted.

The woman's husband had gone searching for his wife after realising she was missing, the BBC reported.

He later found her body in the pig pen on the couple's farm in the city of Kazan.

The unnamed woman reportedly died from massive blood loss.

A spokesman for the regional Investigative Committee said it was working to determine the exact circumstances behind the tragedy.

"The opinion of forensic experts has been requested in this case," he said.