Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun died after falling down a mountain while hiking with an aide at around local time 08:50 Saturday (23:50 Friday, GMT), Yonhap news agency quoted police as saying.
It was not known whether the former president fell by accident or died after committing suicide.
As it appears he left a note before he died, a suicide is more likely to be what happened, South Korea's news channel YTN said.
Roh had severe head injuries and died after being moved to a larger hospital in Busan from his hometown of Gimhae, Yonhap reported. Police are investigating whether Roh committed suicide, the report said.
File photo of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun leaves after his interrogation at the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office in Seoul in this May 1, 2009. Roh died on May 23, 2009, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
The former president is being investigated by the South Korean prosecution on a bribery scandal involving his family members.
South Korea's new President Lee Myung-bak (L) and outgoing President Roh Moo-hyun laugh after Lee's inauguration at parliament in Seoul in this February 25, 2008 file photo. Roh has died on May 23, 2009, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported
Investigators allege Roh's wife, Kwon Yang-sook, and his son accepted around 6 million U.S. dollars from Park Eon-cha, head of shoe manufacturer Taekwang Industry, during his five-year presidential term and suspect Roh was the intended recipient of the money.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and his wife Kwon Yang-sook wave before they leave for Singapore to attend in the ASEAN+3 summit and the annual East Asian Summit, at a military airport in Seoul in this November 19, 2007 file photo. South Korea's former President Roh died on May 23, 2009 after he fell while mountain hiking, Yonhap news agency quoted police as saying
Roh already made a public confession that his wife received money from Park, who is charged with bribing former government officials with money worth some million U.S. dollars.
Source:Xinhua
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