Latest News About Maldives incident: five divers dead

Updated 2026-06-18 00:03

five Italian divers died during a deep-water dive on a Maldives dive, bodies recovered inside an underwater cave as authorities launched full recovery efforts; one rescuing diver from the Maldives National Defence Force succumbed to decompression sickness in the follow-up recovery; the group reportedly descended to around 50 meters, past standard recreational limits as part of the troubled dive.

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