Second man dies after tiger attack in Malaysia rubber plantation
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Malaysia’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks will install cameras and traps to capture the tiger.
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GUA MUSANG - A man has died after he was believed to have been mauled by a tiger at a rubber plantation in Kampung Meranto, Kelantan, on Saturday – the second victim in as many days in Malaysia.
While tapping rubber with his wife at around 1.30pm, Myanmar national Ahka Soe Ya, 22, was fatally injured. He was bleeding from the back of his neck, Gua Musang district police chief Sik Choon Foo told the Malaysian media on Sunday.
Mr Sik said the victim was taken to hospital by four Myanmar nationals, believed to be his wife and their friends, after seeking assistance from a man at the plantation’s log inspection site.
“The hospital confirmed the victim’s death following emergency treatment. The autopsy results indicated that the cause of death was severe head injuries due to a tiger attack,” he said on Sunday.
Mr Sik added that Malaysia’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) will install cameras and traps to capture the tiger.
Perhilitan had been investigating the plantation in Kampung Meranto, following the discovery of body parts believed to be that of an Indonesian man suspected to have been attacked by a tiger.
Kelantan Perhilitan director Hafid Rohani said a search and rescue team was investigating at the location of the incident, Bernama reported.
The remains of Mr Lalu Sukarya Yahya, 42, were found in a rubber plantation, with signs of an animal attack.
