Man found dead in tree near Gua Musang

GUA MUSANG: A man was found dead, trapped in the branches of a dokong tree in Kampung Bertam, here on Thursday (Sept 26).

Gua Musang police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said the deceased, identified as Mohamad Mat Noor, 51, was found stuck between the branches of the tree about three metres high in his family’s orchard.

He said the police received a report at 9am today from the victim’s brother, Abd Rani, 59, who reported that his brother had gone out to pick dokong fruit at 3pm on Wednesday (Sept 24) but had not returned home.

“At 8.30am today (Sept 26), family members found the victim between the branches of the tree and contacted the fire department to help bring him down,” he said in a statement on Thursday.

Sik said medical officers confirmed Mohamad Mat had died due to a heart attack. – Bernama