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Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found
Key takeaways
- The group went missing five days earlier while exploring an underwater cave system.
- The body of a fifth Italian, a diving instructor, had been found earlier outside the cave entrance.
- The group was believed to be exploring at a depth of 50 meters (160 feet) beneath the Maldives' Vaavu Atoll last Thursday, far below the country's legal diving limit of 30 meters.
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The group went missing five days earlier while exploring an underwater cave system.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dugz A Maldives search effort was called off after one rescue diver died [FILE: May 16, 2026]Image: Maldives President's Media Division/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement The Italian government confirmed on Monday that the bodies of four Italian divers were located in an underwater cave in the Maldives.
The body of a fifth Italian, a diving instructor, had been found earlier outside the cave entrance.
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