Published: Tuesday December 7, 2010 MYT 7:02:00 PM
Elephants trample man to death looking for wild fruits
GUA MUSANG: A man was trampled to death while four others escaped unhurt after a herd of wild elephants attacked them while they were searching for "keranji" wild fruits in Hutan Bring near Pos Pasik here on Monday.
The victim, Muhamad Adnan Iberahim, 26, from Kampung Bertam Lama, Gua Musang was believed to have died of injuries to his head and body after being trampled by the wild animals during the 4.50pm incident.
Gua Musang police chief Supt. Saiful Bahri Abdullah said Tuesday the five men had gone to the forest in a four-wheel drive and walked some distance into the forest when they were suddenly confronted by elephants which started to chase them.
"All ran for their lives. They later realised that Muhamad Adnan was not with them," Saiful told reporters here. The friends went back to look for Muhamad Adnan and found him lying motionless and took the body back before lodging a police report at the Bertam police station at about 6.30pm.
The body was later sent to the Gua Musang hospital for a post-mortem and was claimed by his family early this morning, for burial at the Kampung Lata Rek Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Krai. - Bernama
