Masha Midhath   24 November 2020 - 06:21 PM
A man found dead in the lagoon in front of Police Tow Yard in Male' City.

Maldives Police Service have retrieved the dead body from the lagoon and transferred to Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). As per Maldives Police Service, the sighting of a body was reported at 09:43 am today.

Regarding the incident, IGMH has confirmed that the person was dead when he was brought to the hospital.

The nearby CCTV footage show that the man was walking on the pavement near the lagoon side, before jumping into the lagoon. As per the people present at the area, the person had foamy bubbles coming out of his mouth when his body was retrieved from the lagoon.

The deceased has been identified by the police as a 58-year-old British male.