MALDIVES: Professional divers from Finland and Maldives, on Monday (18th May, 2026) located bodies of the four Italian scuba divers (who went missing last week) in a sixty-meter deep cave here in Vaavu atoll.
It is pertinent to mention here that on 16th May a Maldivian rescue diver too lost his life in the water while searching for the remains of the Italian group. Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that bodies were present in the third section of the cave (i.e. furthest from entrance).
Porte Parole of the Maldivian government told that further dives will have to be carried out to reach the bodies from such a depth. According to planning, divers will bring out two bodies on 19th May and two more on 20th May.
Commenting on the dexterity of the Finnish rescuers, Divers’ Alert Network Europe stated that they had global experience in search and recovery operations including deep overhead environments, confined spaces, and high-risk scenarios.
Newspakistan.tv
