Vaavu Atoll

A group of Italian divers, including a university professor and a marine biologist, died while diving in a deep underwater cave in the Maldives. The recovery mission is very challenging due to the cave's extreme depth and strong currents. Authorities have recovered three bodies, with two more located but not yet recovered.

The bodies of four missing Italian divers were found inside an underwater cave in the Maldives, days after they vanished during a dive beyond recreational limits. The divers were found deep inside the Thinwana Kandu cave system, known locally as 'shark cave'. Recovery crews plan to retrieve the bodies.

Italian Foreign Ministry announced that rescuers found bodies of four missing Italian divers in an underwater cave in Maldives, four days after they went missing. The divers were exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 meters in Vaavu Atoll. A fifth diver's body was found earlier outside the cave.

Five Italian divers died while exploring an underwater cave in the Maldives, including ecology professor Monica Montefalcone and her daughter Giorgia, with authorities investigating the cause of the deaths. The group was composed of experienced divers and marine researchers. The incident is considered the Maldives' worst single diving accident.

Divers in Maldives have resumed their search for four Italian scuba divers who drowned while exploring a deep underwater cave at Vaavu Atoll. The recovery operation was previously suspended due to rough weather. The divers apparently died at a depth of 50 metres.