Body of unidentified man found floating in Temerloh river

TEMERLOH: The body of an unidentified man believed to have drowned was found floating in a river at Kampung Lebak Seberang here yesterday.

Temerloh police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Nasyim Bahron said the district police headquarters received a report from the village headman at 9.15pm.

“A police team was dispatched to the scene. The body was found floating in the river and did not have any identification documents.

“Initial investigations found no elements of foul play, and the body was sent to Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital for a post-mortem,” he said in a statement today.

Nasyim said the victim’s identity and race have yet to be established.

He said the post-mortem was scheduled for 3pm today.

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