A relative of missing Police Corporal Mohamed Sumaid was found deceased.

Maldives Police Service (MPS) reported that a 37-year-old was reported deceased at around 6.15 pm on Friday. MPS said the case was under investigation and therefore no additional details could be released.

RaajjeMV understands that the deceased is Abdullah Musdhiq, a family member of the missing Corporal. RaajjeMV also understands that the deceased was discovered in a room.

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) and MPS are still continuing the search operation for Sumaid.

Most of the area where the Corporal was last seen had been searched. Apart from his mobile phone, no other items had been recovered.

A team from MPS was in Addu City for investigation. His phone was discovered near an uninhabited island called ‘Madihera’ near Shangri-la resort. Police had also searched uninhabited islands near the island 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.

Sumaid’s family has also expressed concern over the belongings still being onboard the vessel, adding that they just “want to know the truth” about what happened to Sumaid.

His friends were able to swim to nearby Shangri-La Island Resort, where they sought help and reported Sumaid’s case to authorities.

The Corporal was first reported missing on June 4th, after his dinghy collapsed during a fishing trip.