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Bodies of divers who died in Maldives scuba accident returned to Italy
The remains of four Italian divers who died deep inside an underwater cave earlier this month while diving in the Maldives were repatriated early Saturday, a Maldivian government spokesperson said.
TL;DR
- The bodies of four Italian divers, who died in a Maldives underwater cave, were repatriated.
- The divers went missing on May 14 while exploring a cave at about 160 feet in Vaavu Atoll.
- A high-risk recovery operation was initially suspended after a Maldivian military diver died.
- Three Finnish expert divers located the four bodies in an innermost chamber at approximately 200 feet.
- The recreational diving limit in the Maldives is around 98 feet.
- Two investigations have been initiated by the Maldivian government.
- Italy has agreed to share any findings from autopsies performed on the repatriated bodies.
- The victims were identified as Monica Montefalcone, Giorgia Sommacal, Federico Gualtieri, Muriel Oddenino, and Gianluca Benedetti (instructor).