Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave
Key takeaways
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll in the Maldives, four days after they were reported missing.
- Searches had resumed after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to try to reach them.
- The government of the Indian Ocean island nation confirmed on Monday the bodies were spotted in the innermost part of the cave by three Finnish diving experts, supported by the Maldives police and the military.
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Maldives marine police boats during a search operation in Vaavu Atoll on Saturday, Photograph: Sophia Nasif/EPAView image in fullscreen Maldives marine police boats during a search operation in Vaavu Atoll on Saturday, Photograph: Sophia Nasif/EPAMaldives Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave Spokesperson for Indian Ocean island nation says they will try to recover explorers in next couple of days
Prefer the Guardian on Google Rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll in the Maldives, four days after they were reported missing.
Searches had resumed after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to try to reach them.