An elderly man who went for swimming at Laamu atoll Gan has died of drowning.
The island's council member Ismail Zaki spoke to Avas Online stating that several islanders had seen the elderly local at Gan lagoon fishing before he was discovered floating in the area around early morning of Sunday.
Zaki also confirmed the incident took place at an area which is in fact shallow, and it had been reported to authorities for probing.
The council member also claimed the deceased man is expected to be aged 72 years, but could not reveal further details about him at the time.
Maldives Police had been unavailable for comment on the incident as well.
