BENTONG: An 85-year-old man died while trying to stop municipal council enforcement officers from leaving with his dog outside his house in Taman Saga near here yesterday.
One of the Bentong municipal council team members had tried to take the dog away, prompting Huang Yunhong to hold onto the catch pole to prevent the officers from leaving.
"During the struggle, Huang suddenly collapsed and fell into a drain. He died minutes later," reported FMT.
The online portal reported that Huang stayed alone with his dog as his children were living in Kuala Lumpur.
It is learnt that Huang was indoors and went outside the house gate after realising the enforcement team members had captured his pet dog about 5pm.
He had gone to speak to the officers not to take his dog away when a struggle ensued before he passed out and fell into the drain.
Bentong police chief Superintendent Zaiham Mohd Kahar is expected to issue a statement on the incident.
Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Datuk Seri Johari Harun said he was gathering information on the incident.