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In May 2026, three Finnish divers took four bodies from an underwater cave in the Maldives – now they receive Italy's highest award.
We did not save lives, unfortunately. We helped bring those victims back to their families. This, for us, was the goal that counted. Patrik Grönqvist, 54 years old Finnish diver, tells Corriere della Sera the expedition to the marine cave of Dhekunu Kandu, to the Maldives, where the bodies of Monica Montefalcone, daughter Giorgia Sommacal, Federico Gualtieri and Muriel Oddenino were recovered. Together with Sami Paakkarinen and Jenni Westerlund,…
Patrik Gr nqvist, 54 years old, with Sami Paakkarinen and Jenni Westerlund composed the team called by Dan Europe, called to bring back to the surface the bodies of Monica Montefalcone, of his...
Interview with Patrik Grönqvist, one of the three Finnish divers who entered the cave to recover the bodies, highlights the "cold blood" of his companions in the rescue Read
Interview with Patrik Grönqvist, one of the three Finnish divers who entered the cave to recover the bodies
Sami Paakkarinen, who was invited to a challenging mission at a diving accident site in the Maldives, visited Iltalehti's Ukkola program. Sami Paakkarinen, who specializes in cave diving, has participated in almost impossible and dangerous missions. Most recently, he and a Finnish group rescued the bodies of Italian tourists from a diving accident site in the Maldives. Towards the end of the Ukkola program, he talks with journalist Sanna Ukkola …
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