‘Small mistake’: Maldives cave divers died after ‘taking wrong turn’
Five Italian divers tragically died in a cave diving accident in the Maldives after taking a wrong turn into a dead-end cave. Investigators believe they lost their way due to murky water caused by their flippers stirring up sand. The divers had limited air supply and succumbed to panic as they ran out of oxygen.
- ▪The divers were exploring a coral cavern system at a depth of about 60 metres.
- ▪They entered a third, smaller cave with no exit after initially swimming through two larger caves.
- ▪Their bodies were recovered by expert divers flown in from Finland during a technical operation.
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