Bodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave
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23 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 7 lean left, 10 centre, 4 right.
- ▪ Finnish divers will try to recover 2 of the dead Italians from an underwater cave in the Maldives — ABC News — International
- ▪ Bodies of four missing Italian divers found inside 'shark cave' in Maldives days after they vanished — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ Bodies of four missing divers located in Maldives underwater cave — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Military diver who died trying to recover Italian tourists in Maldives was ‘not trained’ to go into caves, ex-boss says — New York Post
- ▪ Italy's foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians dead in Maldives sea cave — The Washington Times
- ▪ Bodies found of four divers in Maldives accident — Korea Times
- ▪ Bodies of 4 divers in Maldives underwater cave accident are found — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Search team finds bodies of 4 Italian divers dead in Maldives accident — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives — BBC News
- ▪ Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives — r/news
- ▪ Breaking: Bodies of missing Italian divers in Maldives located — ABC News (Australia)
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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTBodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives CaveThe discovery comes after days of searching by an international team of rescue divers. A fifth body was recovered last week.Listen · 3:56 min Share full articleA coast guard boat and other vessels deployed to search for missing Italian divers near Alimathaa Island in the Maldives, on Saturday.Credit...Maldives President's Media Division, via Associated PressBy Ali Watkins and Maahil MohamedMay 18, 2026 window.registerInteractive && window.registerInteractive("100000010805361"); !function(){var…
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