The group vanished while exploring the notorious Dhekunu Kandu cave system in the Vaavu Atoll earlier this month.

La tragedia se habría producido por problemas con la mezcla de oxígeno y la profundidad extrema, superando los límites permitidos para el buceo recreativo.

Prosecutors in Rome opened a culpable homicide probe as Maldives officials said they were unaware the group planned to enter a cave