Remains of four Italian divers killed in Maldives cave dive repatriated
The remains of four Italian divers who died in a cave diving accident in the Maldives have been repatriated. The divers went missing on May 14 while exploring a cave in Vaavu Atoll, and their bodies were recovered after a challenging operation. Investigations into the circumstances of their deaths and the death of a Maldivian military diver involved in the recovery efforts have been initiated.
- ▪The four Italian divers went missing on May 14 while diving in an underwater cave in the Maldives.
- ▪A Maldivian military diver died during the recovery operation, which faced several challenges.
- ▪Investigations have been launched into the deaths of the divers and the military diver.
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- ▪ Bodies of four remaining Italian scuba divers repatriated from the Maldives — New York Post
- ▪ Bodies of divers who died in Maldives scuba accident returned to Italy — CBS News — World
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“The remains of four Italian divers who died deep inside an underwater cave earlier this month while diving in the Maldives were repatriated early Saturday (May 23, 2026),” a Maldivian government spokesperson said.Five Italian divers went missing on May 14 while exploring the cave about 50 metres (160 feet) in Vaavu Atoll. The body of their Italian diving instructor was recovered outside the cave at the time and returned home. Maldivian military diver dead while searching for bodies of four Italian diversA high-risk operation to recover the bodies faced hurdles and was initially suspended after Mohamed Mahudhee, Madlivian, a Military diver who was part of the recovery team, was killed.
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