Maldives investigates if Italian divers went too deep in fatal cave dive - Reuters
Maldives investigates if Italian divers went too deep in fatal cave dive Reuters
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"As was previously thought, the four bodies were found inside the cave, not only inside the cave but well inside the cave into the third segment of the cave, which is the largest part."
— Ahmed Shaam , Other
"The plan is they will try and recover two bodies tomorrow and possibly the other two the following day."
— Ahmed Shaam , Other
"The cave is so deep that divers even with the best equipment do not try to approach."
— Mohamed Hussain Shareef , Other
"The cave is so deep that divers even with the best equipment do not try to approach."
— Mohamed Hussain Shareef , Other
Key People
A Maldives government spokesman providing updates on the search operation.
He is a diving instructor who graduated from the University of Genoa.
He is a diving instructor from Padua, and the operations manager for Albatros Top Boat.
Daughter of Monica Montefalcone.
Chief government spokesman for the Maldives.
She is an Ecology professor at the University of Genoa.
She is a researcher from Poirino.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxOblNua1FXZEUwblBuLTUwYW1iM2M0Ri12cjZlcnptc09tWWtTeEZDajAzbnNFZFJmNEEtRGViZEg0a0FOVk14TzgwaHNiSTY3aGFmOVJkV1E4bUdxeVRqLUhMczlacjVpNEV6WjYyNHFFLW91VUNkay1FRHN6THAzYmZWRWYxd2JjbjRiVGRkaDRqTV9VT1pRb3ktcDliWlNKeHd1OC1VejhYQzZqeU5RZA?oc=5" target="_blank">Maldives investigates if Italian divers went too deep in fatal cave dive</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Five Italian divers died in the Maldives after disappearing during a scuba expedition near Vaavu Atoll. Maldivian officials said the group, which included an instructor, was believed to have been exploring a deep underwater cave when the accident happened on Thursday.
Maldivian authorities conducted a high-risk search for the bodies of four Italian divers who died in a scuba accident in a deep underwater cave. The group included an ecology professor and her daughter.
Rescuers located the bodies of four Italian divers deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives, four days after they were reported missing. The search had resumed after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to try to reach them.
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