PENAMPANG, June 17 — A man was discovered dead in a forest at Kampung Togudon here on Monday.
PENAMPANG, June 17 — A man was discovered dead in a forest at Kampung Togudon here on Monday.
Penampang district police chief Supt Sammy Newton said villagers came across the body of the 48-year-old at about 6am.
He said investigations showed the victim had gone into the forest alone on June 10 to check and maintain his bat net.
Police also found a chainsaw and other belongings believed to belong to the deceased at the scene.
“Preliminary findings suggest the victim was struck by a falling tree while attempting to cut it down,” he said in a statement.
No criminal elements were detected, and the case has been classified as sudden death.
The body was later removed from the forest and sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for a post-mortem.
Sammy also urged the public not to speculate or circulate any photos or videos of the incident on social media. — The Borneo Post.
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