HULU SELANGOR – A 53-year-old man died after being kicked by a cow and thrown into a river at Ladang Batu 2, Kerling, on Saturday morning.

Hulu Selangor District Police Chief, Superintendent Ibrahim Husin, said the incident occurred around 7:55 a.m. and the victim was found unconscious in the river near an oil palm plantation by an Indonesian plantation worker.

“A medical assistant was immediately dispatched to the scene and found that the victim still had a pulse,” he said in a statement. “CPR was administered before the victim was transported to the hospital for further treatment.”

However, the victim was pronounced dead en route to the hospital.

Initial examination revealed injuries to the victim’s forehead. A post-mortem was conducted to determine the exact cause of death.

“The autopsy concluded that the victim died from severe traumatic brain injury consistent with a fall from a height,” Superintendent Ibrahim said.

The case has been classified as a sudden death (SDR).