How to complete When A Tree Falls task in Gray Zone Warfare: Malo Kethavongsa location

Aryan Singh
Three characters in Gray Zone Warfare

The When A Tree Falls task in Gray Zone Warfare has players looking for a missing person who can be quite hard to locate. So, here’s how to complete the When A Tree Falls mission in GZW.



Artisan offers some of the most difficult tasks in Gray Zone Warfare, including When A Tree Falls which requires you to locate the whereabouts of Malo Kethavongsa, a person who was left behind during the evacuation. He was last seen working at the Tonmai Hainy Lumber Company and it’s on you to retrace his steps and find out what happened to him.

On that note, here’s how to complete the When A Tree Falls task in Gray Zone Warfare.

Gray Zone Warfare: How to complete When A Tree Falls task

To complete the When A Tree Falls task in Gray Zone Warfare, head to the Sawmill and look for Malo Kethavongsa’s body. The missing person failed to survive after being left behind during the evacuation efforts and his body can be found at the Sawmill.

Malo Kethavongsa location in Gray Zone Warfare

You can find Malo Kethavongsa’s body in Gray Zone Warfare underneath a wood beam surrounded by other stacks of wood at the Sawmill. The map coordinates for the location are 138 143.

Gray Zone Warfare Malo Kethavongsa location
Check the body to complete the task.

Approach the body and press F to confirm the identity which will complete the task objective. Remember that the Sawmill is packed with enemies so you’ll have to proceed with caution.

To complete the task, just report back to Artisan at base camp.

When A Tree Falls rewards in Gray Zone Warfare

Here are the rewards for completing the When A Tree Falls task in GZW:

  • Mosin (S)
  • 1000 XP
  • +150 Reputation with Artisan

That was how to complete the When A Tree Falls task in Gray Zone Warfare. For more on the game, check out:

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About The Author

Aryan is a Games Writer at CharlieIntel who specializes in sports and racing games, including EA Sports FC, NBA 2K, and Forza. He's also a big fan of massive RPGs such as Starfield, Elden Ring, and Cyberpunk. Aryan has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and previously wrote for sports websites Pride of London, Sportsmanor, LWOF, and Thick Accent. You can contact him at [email protected].