Residents of Noonu Atoll Landhoo island are in shock in fear after the sudden and rather mysterious deaths of two fishermen. According to the island council, the two fishermen who had worked on the same boat had died a week apart. Council spokesperson Fazeel Hassan told Avas that a 49 fisherman died last Thursday while fishing. A week later the second fishermen died also while fishing, Fazeel explained. Fazeel said both the victims had been close friends and had died under similar circumstances. Both had complained of feeling nauseous and chest pain before collapsing on the boat. According to Fazeel, the duo had been in good health before their sudden demise. The boat owner who spoke to Avas was at a loss for words after losing two of his more experienced fisherman within a space of days. Fazeel said the whole island has been plunged into fear and shock due to the similar nature of the two deaths. “People are concerned because they were close friends who died on the same boat under similar circumstances. So its difficult for people to accept it as a mere coincidence. A lot of people are scared because of the mysterious nature of the deaths. The problem is that we still don’t know what happened,” Fazeel said.