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Senior citizen found dead on a tree 13 Feb 2021 / 15:58 H.
KOTA BHARU, Feb 13: A senior citizen was found dead in between tree branches at about eight metres from the ground, near his house in Tanjung Mas, Pengkalan Chepa here, today.
Pengkalan Chepa Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Senior Fire Officer II Rusli Muhammad said Zakaria Adam, 62, was found on the branches of the Semarak Api tree after it received an alert on the incident at about 9.40 am.
“Seven personnel with two fire engines were rushed to the scene and arrived eight minutes later. We were informed that the victim, who was hired to cut down the tree, had fainted and got stuck in between the branches.