In this undated picture, former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun speaks at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap/Associated PressFormer South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun died after falling while mountain climbing, an official at the National Police Agency said Saturday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said an autopsy was pending.
Roh suffered severe head injuries. He died after being transported from his hometown of Gimhae to a hospital in the southern city of Busan, Yonhap news agency reported earlier.
Police were trying to confirm whether the fall was an accident or if he possibly committed suicide, Yonhap said.
Roh has been under investigation in a bribery scandal over allegations that he took more than $6 million US from a businessman while in office.
Roh served as South Korea's president from 2003 to 2008.
