An elderly man was found dead with half his body covered by soil in a catchment pond belonging to the Drainage and Irrigation Department at Jalan UP 3/1 Ukay Perdana, Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Ampang Jaya deputy police chief Supt Mohd Azam Ismail said the incident was recorded at about 1.30pm when a 56-year-old contractor with his 35-year-old son, a backhoe operator, lodged a police report.