A THIRD person died after being attacked by a tiger, bringing the total number of victims of such attacks to three over the last two months.
Gua Musang police chief Sik Choong Foo said the latest attack involved a 22-year-old Myanmar national.
“The victim was attacked yesterday at a rubber plantation in Meranto.
“The victim was out in the plantation with his wife when the incident occurred about 1.30pm,” he said in a statement.
Several workers later rushed the victim, identified as Ahka Soe Ya, 22, to the Gua Musang Hospital, where he died of serious injuries.
Last Friday, an Indonesian man, who was also a rubber tapper, was mauled by a tiger in Kuala Wok, near Pos Pasik.
In early October, an Orang Asli man was found dead, with a leg missing in the Pos Pasik forest and with animal scratch marks on his head and body.
The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has since set up traps in the area to capture the animal. – The Vibes, November 12, 2023
