Resurfaced video shows cave where five Italian divers later died in Maldives tragedy
Footage dating back to 2014 has resurfaced showing the location where five Italian scuba divers later died in a fatal cave diving expedition earlier this month.
In the clip obtained by CBS News, a diver is seen using a flashlight to navigate a nearly 100-foot-long underwater cavern in Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, showing the challenging conditions within the submerged system.
According to multiple media reports, the five divers, Monica Montefalcone, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Genoa, her daughter Giorgia Sommacal, marine biologist Federico Gualtieri, researcher Muriel Oddenino, and diving instructor Gianluca Benedetti, went missing while exploring a cave system about 50 metres (160 feet) deep in Vaavu Atoll on May 14, 2026.
AP News reports that Benedetti’s body was recovered near the cave entrance shortly after the group was reported missing and repatriated to Italy.
