Orang Asli man killed by tiger while gathering rattan in Sungai Siput

Zamberi Angah, 42, an Orang Asli resident, was believed to have been mauled by a tiger while he and a friend were collecting rattan in the Korbu Forest Reserve. His body was recovered at 6.58 pm in a bamboo thicket near a logging road, roughly 200 metres from where the attack likely occurred. The Department of Wildlife and National Parks was alerted at about 4.30 pm, and a search operation started around 6.30 pm, involving Perhilitan staff, police from Lintang Police Station, members of the Malaysian Volunteer Corps Department and about 30 local villagers and loggers.

Tiger paw prints and other clues were found at the scene. Authorities have asked residents to stay away from the area and remain vigilant, and a tiger trap is to be installed between Kampung Takung and the forest reserve.