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Man reported missing found dead

An elderly man who went missing from GDh. Madaveli after going fishing has been found dead.

Mohamed Saeed, 72 went fishing on the island's reef around 1:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon. His family reported him as missing around sunset, after which a search was commenced. The man was discovered dead on the island's beach at 12:11 am early Wednesday.

The man was taken to the island's health centre where he was pronounced dead.