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Emergency Rescuers Save Man Trapped In Usfasgandu Seawall Boulders In Malé

Emergency responders from MNDF Fire and Rescue Service and Maldives Police Service have rescued a 50-year-old Maldivian man who became trapped among seawall boulders in Malé.

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MALÉ: Joint emergency responders from the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Fire and Rescue Service and the Maldives Police Service have rescued a man trapped inside the seawall boulders in Malé.

According to the MNDF, authorities received a report at approximately 5:16 p.m. today stating that a person was stuck among the large coastal defense rocks along the Usfasgandu seawall, near the local skate park area.

Rescuers successfully extracted the victim, identified as a 50-year-old Maldivian male, from the rocks shortly after arriving at the scene. He was immediately transported to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) for medical evaluation and treatment. Details regarding his condition have not yet been released.