The Armed Forces unsuccessfully spent this afternoon looking for a person reportedly hit by a powerboat near Exiles in Sliema.
The police alerted the Armed Forces after they received a call from a foreigner saying he had seen the powerboat hit a man and sail away.
The AFM sent a patrol boat and a helicopter to search the area unsuccessfully and it is believed that it may have been a wild goose chase as no one has been reported missing. The powerboat said to have hit the 'man' was also not found.
Investigations are, however, continuing.