The University of Genoa said the victims included a marine biology professor, her daughter and two young researchers.
5 Italian tourists killed in Maldives cave diving accident as authorities search water for bodies
Updated on: May 15, 2026 / 7:52 AM EDT / CBS/AFP
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Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, Italy's foreign ministry said on Thursday, with security forces in the Indian Ocean archipelago recovering one body.
The string of coral islands is a luxury holiday destination popular with divers, who often stay at remote resorts or on liveaboard dive boats.
Five Italians die in Maldives cave-diving tragedy
Five Italians die in Maldives cave-diving accident
Five Italians die in scuba accident in Maldives
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