Husband and wife found dead in embrace in Papar sewage pond

PAPAR: A husband and wife were found dead in a sewage pond at a pig farm in Kampung Kawari, Papar.

They were found in an embrace. Police believe the 52-year-old man slipped into the pond and his 50-year-old wife fell in while trying to save him.

Both were Indonesian citizens working at the farm.

Papar district police chief Superintendent Heryan Mohd Tahir said police received information from a member of the public about the discovery at 11.56am.

He said a team from the Papar police station and the Fire and Rescue Department was sent to the scene.

"Initial investigations found that the male victim is believed to have slipped and fallen into the sewage pond, while his wife is believed to have tried to help him but also fell in," he said when contacted today.

Heryan said the circumstances surrounding the incident were still under investigation.

The bodies were sent to the forensic unit at Papar Hospital.

He said the case had been classified as a sudden death report.