A man was found dead on the bank of the local Labba River at Chayangthapu VDC of Panchthar on Monday. The identity of the man who appeared to be in his mid-thirties is yet to be established, police said. The body was taken to the district headquarters Phidim for autopsy after a team of security personnel deployed from Border Police Post, Chyangthapu carried out the preliminary investigation, police said.