Easa Khaleel, the Former President of K Kaashidhoo Council, has been found dead inside his dinghy at the island’s coast.

Ali Sultan, the incumbent council president, told RaajjeMV that 57-year-old Khaleel’s body was found at 2:45pm on Sunday.

Doctors declared him dead-on-arrival at the local health centre, he said.

An island local said Khaleel had gone out for a swim with some tourists, and was last seen anchoring the dinghy after the tourists left.

Khaleel won the council presidency in 2011, and had went on to serve two terms.