COLOMBO: Three Finnish cave divers are joining efforts in the Maldives on Monday to try to find and recover the bodies of four Italian scuba divers who died in an accident in underwater caves, the DAN Europe divers’ network said. The team arrived on Sunday, DAN Europe said in a statement, after the incident in the Vaavu Atoll, where the Italian divers had been exploring caves at a depth of 50 meters (165 feet) on Thursday. The body of one of the Italian divers was recovered on Friday, the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) said in a statement on Friday.

Rescue teams in the Maldives continued recovery operations after the country’s deadliest diving accident killed five Italian divers.

The divers became trapped in a sea cave at a depth of about 50 metres. A high-risk search for the bodies was suspended because of rough seas.

A second attempt at searching four Italian divers from deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives has started after rough weather had repeatedly hampered the effort previously.

Authorities previously suspended recovery operation for bodies of four divers believed to have died while exploring Vaavu Atoll cave

The group of five Italian divers is believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 meters (160 feet) in Vaavu Atoll on Thursday.

A rescue diver in the Maldives searching for the bodies of four Italians, who drowned in the deadliest diving disaster in the Indian Ocean tourist destination, has also died,…

Mohamed Mahudhee, a member of the Maldivian National Defense Force, died of underwater decompression sickness after being transferred to a hospital in the capital.

A Maldivian military diver died while searching for four Italian divers missing in an underwater cave in Vaavu Atoll.

International cave divers have arrived in the Maldives to step up the search for the remains of four Italians who died while scuba diving in the island paradise, a day after a…

Three Finnish divers have arrived in the Maldives to help search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be in an underwater cave.

The search for the remains of the four Italian divers was suspended Saturday, after a Maldivian military diver died.

Several fatalities have been reported in recent years but diving and water sports-related accidents are still relatively rare.

COLOMBO: Three Finnish cave divers are joining efforts in the Maldives on Monday to try to find and recover the bodies of four Italian scuba divers who died in an accident in…

The attempt to retrieve the five bodies has already claimed another life, underscoring the peril and complexity of the recovery effort.

Local authorities are getting ready to restart recovery operations with a fresh plan to overcome difficult conditions.

The searches had resumed on Monday after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to try to reach them.

The bodies of four Italians who died while scuba-diving in the Maldives on Thursday have been located, the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), which was leading the search,…

Rescuers have located the bodies of four divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll. The body of a fifth diver was recovered last week.

Five Italian divers are believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 metres in Vaavu Atoll on Thursday, according to Italy’s Foreign Ministry. #EuropeNews

Italy's Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers who were believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll.