Bodies Of All Five Italian Divers Recovered From Maldives' Deep-Sea Cave, Foreign Ministry Confirms

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• Bodies Of All Five Italian Divers Recovered From Maldives' Deep-Sea Cave, Foreign Ministry Confirms Published By, Last Updated: May 18, 2026, 16:54 IST Italy says bodies of four missing Italian divers recovered in Maldives Vaavu Atoll, total of five divers and one rescue diver died in worst diving accident in nation history.
• A group of five divers lost their lives while exploring a deep underwater cave system in the Vaavu Atoll.
• (AP) The bodies of four Italian divers, who went missing while exploring a deep underwater cave system in Maldives’ Vaavu Atoll last week, have been recovered, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
• A group of five divers lost their lives while exploring a deep underwater cave system in the Vaavu Atoll in what authorities are describing as the worst diving accident in the island nation’s history.
• The divers are believed to have succumbed to oxygen toxicity after diving down...