I stumbled on this 4 year old article

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750

49 feet.. 983 lbs..

Really?? I mean, it's msnbc so I don't think they would purposefully lie about the size, but its size was reported to them by "local government officials" I assume.

Has this been shown to be a hoax? It's an old article so I wouldn't be surprised.