Five Italians and a rescuer have died in the Maldives as officials launch a probe into the tragedy - two questions remain unanswered as the investigation gets underway

The group, from Italy , had set off on a diving expedition on Thursday morning to explore the Vaavu atoll but never resurfaced.

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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Maldives presidential spokesman Mohammed Hussain Shareef said Mohamed Mahudhee died of underwater decompression sickness after searching for the bodies of four Italian divers

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.

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

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

An international dive safety group sent experts to the Maldives on Sunday to join a multinational recovery effort after five Italians and a rescue diver died in the Indian Ocean…

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

An Aussie dive instructor has weighed in on the mysterious deaths of five Italian scuba divers in the Maldives after one enthusiast sensationally claimed the group were “dead the…

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

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

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Five Italians and a rescuer have died in the Maldives as officials launch a probe into the tragedy - two questions remain unanswered as the investigation gets underway

The bodies of four Italians who drowned in the Maldives' worst diving disaster were found in an underwater cave on Monday, Maldivian and Italian officials said, after an…

The bodies of two of the four remaining Italians who died in an underwater cave in the Maldives were recovered by divers on Tuesday, an official said, as efforts continue to…

MALE: An internationally backed recovery operation on Tuesday (May 19) brought to the surface the bodies of two Italian divers who drowned in the Maldives' worst diving disaster,…

A specialist international dive rescue team recovered the remains of two of four Italians five days after they were killed scuba diving in the Maldives.