Two bodies of missing Italians recovered from inside Maldives cave
Summary
Two bodies of missing Italian divers were recovered from an underwater cave in the Maldives by Finnish specialist divers after a scuba diving accident. The recovery operation is ongoing, with two bodies still inside the cave, and officials hope to find them soon.Key Facts
- Two Italian bodies were retrieved from the third chamber of an underwater cave known as "shark cave" in the Maldives.
- The cave is very deep, reaching up to 60 meters (197 feet), and the entrance lies at 47 meters depth.
- Five people died in the scuba diving accident; two bodies remain inside the cave.
- The first Italian diver’s body was recovered shortly after the accident near Vaavu Atoll; he was named as Gianluca Benedetti.
- A Maldivian rescue diver died during the search for the bodies.
- Finnish specialist divers found the four missing divers on Monday in the furthest chamber of the cave.
- Weather was rough during the dive, with a yellow warning issued for boats and fishermen.
- The diving team had a permit to dive to 50 meters but did not mention the cave in their proposal, and the University of Genoa said it did not approve deep-sea dives as part of the mission.
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