A group of Moroccans then picked up his body and moved towards the crossing crying: "Allahu Akbar (God is great)".
Greek police then fired tear gas to move them back.
The incident happened as migrants from Pakistan, Iran and other countries who are being prevented from crossing into EU states through Macedonia set up roadblocks in protest.
Groups of migrants used empty barrels, pieces of wood and metal to make a barrier about 120 metres (394 feet) from the Greek-Macedonian border.
They are stopping all Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis from entering the area.
Macedonia is only allowing people from those three countries to cross as it considers everyone else to be economic migrants.
"If we don't cross, no one does!" the protesters chanted as police stood guard.
Scuffles broke out between migrants and refugees on the border, and a refugee camp set up in the area was looted of food and water during the melee.
"Why aren't they allowing us to cross?" said 30-year-old Pakistani Eli, who refused to give his surname in case of reprisals.
He said he had been living in Greece for six years and wanted to go to Germany.
"We're waiting until they open (the border). Why is there this discrimination going on?
"The border must either open for all or close for all."
Meanwhile, buses full of people who had arrived elsewhere in Greece kept coming.
So far, more than 886,000 people have arrived on Europe's shores this year - about four times more than last year, according to the UN.
Half of those are believed to be Syrians fleeing the war.
Separately, Pakistan has refused to accept the return of 30 of its people who were deported from Greece.
Its decision - for which it gave no reason - comes a week after talks with the EU to resolve a row over forced repatriations.
Some 50,000 Pakistanis are given legal permission to work in Europe each year.
EU figures show 21,000 who were working without permission were ordered to return home.
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