A search is set to continue this morning for a man said to have been seen on the reef known as Sikka l-Bajda off Mellieha.

Divers reported having seen the corpse of a young man yesterday afternoon. According to reports he had ID documents showing he was a 26-year-old African.

An initial search was carried out by an AFM patrol boat yesterday but efforts were abandoned because of the rough sea and, later, gathering darkness. 

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.