Two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave
The two were among four divers located in the furthest chamber in the cave and their bodies were recovered by specialist divers.
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"Monica [Montefalcone], according to many, is the person who has the most scientific literature on those corals in the world."
— Giorgia Sommacal , Other
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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.
She is the daughter of Monica Montefalcone.
She is an Ecology professor at the University of Genoa.
She is a researcher from Poirino.
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The two were among four divers located in the furthest chamber in the cave and their bodies were recovered by specialist divers.
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