Military diver who died trying to recover Italian tourists in Maldives was ‘not trained’ to go into caves, ex-boss says
A military diver in the Maldives died while attempting to recover the bodies of four Italian tourists trapped underwater. His former boss stated that the diver was not trained for cave missions, which are particularly dangerous. The recovery operation was paused following his death and later resumed by a team of expert divers who located the bodies.
- ▪Sgt. Major Mohamed Mahudhee died from underwater decompression sickness during a recovery mission.
- ▪His former boss indicated that Mahudhee was not trained for cave diving, which requires special skills.
- ▪The recovery mission was described as the worst diving accident in Maldives history.
23 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 8 lean left, 10 centre, 3 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
- ▪ 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 Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ 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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World News Military diver who died trying to recover Italian tourists in Maldives was ‘not trained’ to go into caves, ex-boss says By Chris Bradford Published May 18, 2026, 9:52 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A military diver who died trying to recover the bodies of four Italian tourists trapped 200 feet underwater in a cave in the Maldives was “not trained” to carry out such missions, according to his former boss. Sgt. Major Mohamed Mahudhee, a member of the Maldivian National Defense Force, died from underwater decompression sickness Saturday when he tried to recover the adventure seekers who vanished during last week’s scuba diving excursion.
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