The bodies of four Italian divers - Giorgia Sommacal, Monica Montefalcone, Muriel Oddenino and Federico Gualtieri - who went missing last week in the Maldives have been located

A team of experts has resumed search operations for the four Italians missing after the accident in the Maldives. Meanwhile the yacht carrying the other tourists has reached Malé…

Body of fifth diver recovered on Thursday, search of third cave chamber expected on Saturday

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,…

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A diver has died in an operation to recover the bodies of five Italians who drowned while exploring a deep underwater cave in the Maldives.

It's believed to be the deadliest diving disaster to have taken place in the Indian Ocean tourist destination.

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

Italy’s Foreign Ministry says rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll.

The bodies of four missing Italian scuba divers who died last week have been located, the Maldives government said on Monday.

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.

The bodies of four Italian scuba divers, missing since last week, have been located in an underwater cave in the Maldives.

Bodies of all five missing divers now recovered after local diver also died during rescue mission

The bodies of four Italian divers - Giorgia Sommacal, Monica Montefalcone, Muriel Oddenino and Federico Gualtieri - who went missing last week in the Maldives have been located

ROME: The bodies of four Italians who drowned during a diving accident in the Maldives have been found but not yet brought to the surface, Italy's foreign ministry and the…

The group went missing five days earlier while exploring an underwater cave system.

Maldivian authorities said 4 Italians killed while diving in underwater caves in the Vaavu Atoll area of the Indian Ocean archipelago had been found.