Body found near barrier reef

THE body of missing fisherman Juan “John” A. Aldan  was found floating close to the barrier reef west of the Garapan Fishing Base on Saturday, a Department of Public Safety official and Aldan’s relative told Variety.

Aldan, 60, was reported missing late Friday afternoon.  A Garapan resident, he left home at around 1 p.m. to fish from his canoe.  At 3 p.m., his family received a call and was told that Aldan was missing.

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Public Safety’s Boating Safety conducted a search and rescue operation at the Saipan lagoon late Friday afternoon until it was dark, and resumed it Saturday morning. This is a developing story

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