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Body of Man Who Jumped Into Sea at Rasfannu Found

The body of a 41-year-old man who jumped into the sea near Rasfannu beach on Wednesday night was found floating between Dhoonidhoo and Funadhoo on Thursday morning, the MNDF and police confirmed. MNDF searched an area of 41,590 square metres, and the body was brought to Malé and handed over to the family.

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What happened

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  1. Wed 18 Oct 19:45
    A 41-year-old man jumped into the sea near the Rasfannu beach area and a search operation was launched shortly after. at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday only Maldives Republic The police said they received a report of a 41-year old man jumping into the sea near the Rasfannu beach area at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, and a search operation was launched shortly after.

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  2. Thu 19 Oct 09:45
    The body of the man was found floating in the sea.Funadhoo at around 9:45 a.m. on Thursday only Maldives Republic newest Police said the body was found floating in the sea between Dhoonidhoo and Funadhoo at around 9:45 a.m. on Thursday.

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Who said what

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  • The body was found by the crew of an MTCC ferry near Dhoonidhoo

    Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • A police officer who attended the scene jumped into the sea to rescue him. However, before swimming to reach the man, he disappeared

    police Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

How the reporting differs

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Figures in these reports

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  • 41,590 square metres area searched by MNDF Maldives Republic MNDF searched an area of 41,590 square metres in an attempt to find him.

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  • The body was brought to Malé and handed over to his family. Malé Maldives Republic The body was brought to Malé and handed over to his family, the police said.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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