A former president of one of the country's leading medical institutions was found dead in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Wednesday afternoon.

Shi Yingkang, 65, fell to his death from the 20th floor of his apartment building, which was within walking distance of the West China Hospital of Sichuan University.

Liao Zhilin, chief of the hospital's publicity department, said it was "certain Shi was not murdered".