Military diver who died trying to recover Italian tourists in Maldives was ‘not trained’ to go into caves, ex-boss says
A military diver in the Maldives died while attempting to recover the bodies of four Italian tourists trapped underwater. His former boss stated that the diver was not trained for cave missions, which are particularly dangerous. The recovery operation was paused following his death and later resumed by a team of expert divers who located the bodies.
- ▪Sgt. Major Mohamed Mahudhee died from underwater decompression sickness during a recovery mission.
- ▪His former boss indicated that Mahudhee was not trained for cave diving, which requires special skills.
- ▪The recovery mission was described as the worst diving accident in Maldives history.
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World News Military diver who died trying to recover Italian tourists in Maldives was ‘not trained’ to go into caves, ex-boss says By Chris Bradford Published May 18, 2026, 9:52 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A military diver who died trying to recover the bodies of four Italian tourists trapped 200 feet underwater in a cave in the Maldives was “not trained” to carry out such missions, according to his former boss. Sgt. Major Mohamed Mahudhee, a member of the Maldivian National Defense Force, died from underwater decompression sickness Saturday when he tried to recover the adventure seekers who vanished during last week’s scuba diving excursion.
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