KEMAMAN: A male student was found dead by a roommate in the dormitory of a private college in Chukai here on Monday.
District police chief Superintendent Hanyan Ramlan said police were alerted to the death of the 20-year-old college student from Selangor about 5.41am.
"Preliminary checks showed that the victim shared a room with three other friends, and one of them found him unconscious when he woke up at 5am," he said.
He added that the deceased's medical records did not indicate any pre-existing conditions.
"The body has been taken to Kemaman Hospital for an autopsy," Hanyan said.
He said the case is currently classified as a sudden death, but investigations are ongoing.