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Sri Lankan Expat Drowns in Maafaru

A 35-year-old Sri Lankan expatriate working as a crew member on a landing craft drowned in the harbour of Maafaru Island in Noonu Atoll while attempting to disentangle a mooring rope. He was pulled from the water unresponsive and declared dead on arrival at Maafaru healthcare centre, and police are arranging to transfer the body to Malé.

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