The dinghy boat an elderly farmer from GDh. Gadhdhoo was on when he went missing two days back has been found from 10 meters underwater.
Zakariyya Mohamed, 79, Cozy Round, GDh. Gadhdhoo, had set off for neighboring Gan for farming at around 09:30 am on Thursday. He was reported missing to the authorities after he failed to return to Gadhdhoo at around 05:05 pm that day, promoting a search and rescue operation by both the police and the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF).
In a press statement on Saturday, the MNDF said that soldiers and police conducted a second dive in the morning, during which they found the dinghy Zakariyya had been travelling on from 10 meters underwater in the channel between Gadhdhoo and Gan.
To be updated…