Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever falls from the top of a mountain and dies, or whom wild beasts devour, or who drowns in the sea, will be counted a martyr with Allah.
Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih. Hadiths about the plague have already passed in the chapter on funerals.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9559
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (9718)»