Search for Corporal Sumaid ongoing and still high priority: MNDF
Corporal Mohamed Sumaid went missing on 4th June after the dinghy he was travelling in capsized, according to his friends
A patrol ship used by the MNDF's Coast Guard
The Maldives National Defence Force has given its guarantee that the search for Corporal Mohamed Sumaid, who has been missing since 4th June, is still ongoing.
Last week, rescue officers announced they were now searching uninhabited islands for the missing policeman.
The MNDF’s dive team have covered an area of 127,500 square metres while the police have set up a squad in Addu City in search of Sumaid.
MNDF has been conducting a large-scale search for Corporal Mohamed Sumaid, who went missing on Sunday evening.
Sumaid was out fishing with two of his friends, when he went missing after their dinghy ‘capsized’ near Gan of Addu City.
On Tuesday, Ibrahim Azim, the MNDF’s media official said that officers from its southern area are working tirelessly in the search for the missing Police Corporal.
He added that air and sea searches are being conducted in the search for Sumaid.
While Sumaid’s friends had reported that the dinghy they had been travelling in had capsized a number of times, MNDF said that they are not able to confirm that matter.
“The capsizing has not been confirmed by the investigation team as the belongings and other objects have been found intact onboard the vessel” the MNDF earlier said.
