KOTA BARU – A senior citizen was found dead in between tree branches some 8m from the ground, near his house in Tanjung Mas, Pengkalan Chepa here, today.
Pengkalan Chepa Fire and Rescue Station operations commander 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 9.40am.
“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.
“As soon as he was brought down, rescuers provided the victim with first aid but there was no response. He was pronounced dead by Health Ministry personnel at the scene,” he told Bernama when contacted.
He said the victim’s body was handed over to the police and has been taken to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital.
Kota Baru district police chief Abd Rahim Daud confirmed the incident. – Bernama, February 13, 2021
