Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo bodies of Italian divers have been recovered from an underwater cave system in the Maldives, part of a group of five who died last week. Recovery efforts for the remaining four bodies were temporarily suspended after a Maldivian military diver, Mohamed Mahudhee, died from decompression sickness during the mission. On Monday, three Finnish diving experts, supported by local police and military, located the four bodies in the deepest section of the cave, approximately 60 meters (200 feet) deep. The Maldivian government plans to recover two more bodies on Wednesday, with the four found "pretty much together" inside the cave's third segment. Maldives police have launched a criminal investigation into the incident, examining whether the diving trip complied with safety regulations and weather warnings. In fullBodies of two Italian divers recovered from Maldives cave networkThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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.