MELAKA, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The body of a fully clothed man, whose identity has yet to be determined, was found floating in the Melaka River here yesterday.
Melaka Tengah district police chief ACP Christopher Patit said the victim, who was still fully dressed in pants and a shirt, is believed to be of Indian descent and was wearing a string bracelet. He was floating face down in the river at about 4.45 pm yesterday.
"Police had received a call informing them that an object had been spotted floating in the Melaka River before the witness contacted the Melaka Hospital.
"The victim was lifted into a boat by staff from the Melaka River and Beach Development Corporation and members of the public, then brought to the river bank where he was confirmed dead by a medical officer from the Melaka Hospital," he said in a statement here today.
Christopher said police had conducted an investigation into the victim's body and the surrounding area and found no injury or criminal elements on the man's physique.
He said a post-mortem on the victim's body conducted at 11 pm yesterday pinned the cause of death to drowning.
He added that the victim's body was still at the Melaka Hospital Forensic Department while awaiting the results of the victim's fingerprint profile to identify his next of kin.
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