Maldives National Defense Force MNDF says a local man who fell off a boat into the Kaashidhoo sea swam to the island of Kaashidhoo in Kaafu Atoll today.
MNDF had said earlier that it had received reports that a 22-year-old local man traveling aboard a sea vessel transporting goods from Male' to Baa Atoll had fallen off the boat.
MNDF had said that it deployed the coast guard to begin the search for the missing man and reported that the man had been wearing a black T-shirt and black tracksuit pants when he went overboard.
It later confirmed that the 22-year-old had swum to the island of Kaashidhoo and had now been handed over to the Police.
Meanwhile, MNDF said the search for the missing 4-year-old lost at sea is still ongoing.
The 4-year-old was swept away at sea after a huge wave had nearly toppled the launch the child and 11 others were traveling in.
MNDF had confirmed that two children and their mother had been thrown into the sea because of the incident and that while one child and the mother were rescued the four-year-old was lost at sea.
The mother later succumbed to her injuries and was buried yesterday with many attending her funeral.
