The bodies of four Italian divers who died in a deep underwater cave in the Maldives have been repatriated to Italy. Investigations are underway into their deaths and the death of a Maldivian diver during the recovery operation.
The bodies of four Italian divers, including a university professor and her daughter, who died during a cave dive in the Maldives, have been returned to Italy. An autopsy will be performed on all five victims as part of a manslaughter investigation.
The bodies of four Italian divers, Monica Montefalcone, Giorgia Sommacal, Muriel Oddenino, and Federico Gualtieri, who died during a cave dive in the Maldives, have arrived in Milan. The fifth diver, Gianluca Benedetti, was repatriated earlier. Autopsies will be conducted in Gallarate.
A diving tragedy in the Maldives, claiming five lives including four Italian divers and a Maldivian navy diver, has prompted experts to issue stark warnings about the dangers of cave diving without proper training, planning, and equipment.
First photos released of Maldives deep-sea cave where five Italian divers died. Investigators probe accident in Vaavu Atoll, with recovery teams suggesting a wrong turn into a dead-end passage due to sediment disturbance and limited air supply.
Finnish divers re-entered a Maldives cave to map it after four Italian divers died, possibly due to an optical illusion. Italian authorities are investigating the incident.
Four Italian divers, including researchers studying climate change, were found dead in a deep cave in the Maldives. A rescuer questioned their equipment, suggesting a "tragic human error" may be the cause of the accident.
The last two bodies of Italian divers who died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives have been recovered. The group of five, including university researchers, died in an underwater cave, with the cause still unknown.
The bodies of two Italian divers who drowned in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives last week have been recovered from a deep underwater cave. The complex recovery operation was carried out by specialist divers.
Officials confirmed the bodies of four Italian divers who went missing last week in the Maldives have been found in a 60-meter-deep cave. A fifth diver's body was found earlier, and a Maldivian rescue diver also died during the search.
A Maldivian military diver died Saturday while searching for four Italian divers lost in an underwater cave in Vaavu Atoll. The Italians, exploring at 50 meters depth, are presumed dead. Recovery and repatriation efforts are underway.
