Authorities search waters in the Maldives after 5 Italians were killed in a cave dive accident - AP News

Authorities search waters in the Maldives after 5 Italians were killed in a cave dive accident  AP News

Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives

The divers, including a marine scientist and her daughter, were part of a research trip and were exploring an underwater cave system when they failed to resurface.

By Lynsey Chutel and Josephine de La Bruyère

Maldives authorities search for bodies of 4 Italians killed in cave dive after 1 body found - CNN

Maldives authorities search for bodies of 4 Italians killed in cave dive after 1 body found  CNN

Maldives rescuers search for missing Italian divers in underwater cave

Rescue teams in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives searched for a second day Friday for the bodies of four missing Italians following the country’s deadliest diving accident, officials said. Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday night that five citizens had died while diving, with Maldivian authorities recovering one body. Maldives Minister of Tourism Mohamed Ameen said coastguard officers and security forces were scouring remote seas around where the divers were reported missin...

By Agence France-Presse

Maldives rescuers search for five drowned Italian divers - The Straits Times

Maldives rescuers search for five drowned Italian divers  The Straits Times

Maldives rescuers search for drowned Italian divers

Rescue teams in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives are searching for a second day for the bodies of four missing Italians following the country's deadliest diving accident, officials said.

Maldives rescuers search for four drowned Italian divers

“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families,” Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu said as rescuers searched for four missing Italian divers near a deep underwater cave.

Maldives-diver-body search to resume Saturday

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 15 - The search for the bodies of four of the five Italians who died while scuba-diving in the Maldives on Thursday failed to locate the corpses on Friday and will resume on Saturday, the Italian Ambassador to Sir Lanka Damiano Francovigh told SkyTg24. The Maldivian National Defence Force (MNDF) said it was searching for the bodies of four of the victims in a cave at a depth of around 60 metres where the corpse of one was recovered on Thursday. "The Maldivian Coast Guard co...

By ANSA