Bodies found of four divers in Maldives accident
The bodies of four Italian divers who drowned in the Maldives have been located but not yet recovered. The Maldivian National Defence Force confirmed the discovery inside a cave in the Vaavu Atoll. The operation to bring the bodies to the surface is expected to take some time due to the challenging conditions.
- ▪The bodies of four missing divers have been located inside the Vaavu Atoll cave.
- ▪One body was recovered on the same day the group failed to resurface.
- ▪A rescue diver involved in the search died during the operation.
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Members of the Maldives Marine Police and a police boat from the nearby island of Felidhoo during a search and recovery operation in the Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, May 16. EPA-YonhapROME — 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 Maldivan military said Monday."The bodies of four missing divers have been located inside the Vaavu Atoll cave, on a joint search and recovery operation," the Maldivian National Defence Force (MNDF) said in statement.Italy's foreign ministry confirmed the news.The bodies have not yet been brought to the surface, with the MNDF saying that further dives will be "carried out in the coming days to recover the bodies."A government official told AFP…
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