A 37-year-old man with an intellectual disability was found drowned in a drain outside a school in Pekan Simpang 5, Sabak Bernam, on Monday.
Sabak Bernam district police chief Superintendent Md Yusof Ahmad said police received an emergency call regarding the incident at 5.29pm.
He said the victim, who held an OKU (persons with disabilities) card for an intellectual disability, was found unconscious after members of the public rescued him from the drain.
“However, no criminal elements were detected in the incident,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
Md Yusof added that a post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death was drowning.
The case has been classified as sudden death.
