Elite European divers have been sent to the Maldives to recover four missing Italian tourists after a fatal diving incident, after fears their remains may be eaten by sharks

An Italian expert has joined police divers and rescue vessels in the Maldives for searches after the death of five Italian divers in a scuba accident.

The group was exploring a series of underwater caves at a depth of around 50 metres in Vaavu Atoll in the Maldives.