Padang Besar police chief Shokri Abdullah said the deceased was identified as Ubaidillah Mohamad, 73, whose body was found at 4.12pm.

“On Tuesday, we received a report from a 68-year-old local woman stating that her husband had not returned home and could not be reached.

“The man reportedly left home alone on Monday at 3pm, riding a motorcycle, to search for palas leaves in the rubber plantation area in Kampung Guar Sanai,” Shokri said in a statement today.

He said the police, assisted by the local community, found the man’s motorcycle in the rubber plantation at 6.30pm the same day. His body was discovered roughly 1.3km away.

“Forensics confirmed there were no signs of foul play,” he said, adding that the case has been classified as sudden death.