TOKYO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A man has been found dead in a rice field in western Japan's Kyoto Prefecture following a suspected wild deer attack, local media reported on Thursday.
The 68-year-old man was found on the ground bleeding from his torso in a rice field in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, on Wednesday night and confirmed dead on the scene, the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
The man's family joined police officers in looking for him on Wednesday evening and found him in the rice paddy at around 8:05 p.m. local time. Meanwhile, they saw a deer run away from inside the paddy, the report said.
The Kyoto prefectural police are investigating his death, but they suspect he was gored by a wild deer, it added. ■