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The remains of 4 Italian divers killed in a Maldives cave dive have been repatriated
Italian authorities are investigating whether the divers exceeded the Maldives’ 30-meter limit and entered a dead-end cave chamber.
- On Saturday, the remains of four Italian divers arrived at Milan's Malpensa Airport following their repatriation from the Maldives, with the coffins arriving in the middle of the day.
- Five Italian divers went missing on May 14 while exploring a cave about 160 feet deep in Vaavu Atoll; three Finnish expert cave divers located the four bodies last week in an innermost chamber.
- Recovery efforts faced significant hurdles after Maldivian military diver Mohamed Mahudhee was killed during the operation, while the cave's innermost chamber lies well beyond the Maldives' 30 meters recreational diving limit.
- Maldives President's Spokesman Mohamed Hussain Shareef announced two investigations: one into the divers' deaths and another probing Mahudhee's death, with Italy agreeing to share autopsy findings with authorities.
- The CEO of Dan Europe, the Finnish recovery group, told AFP the divers "may have got lost" inside the structure, noting "limited air supply" likely prevented them from making multiple exit attempts.
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Maldives cave dive deaths leave us with many theories and one big question
The question of why experienced divers, including a professional instructor and a marine ecology professor with thousands of dives under her belt, would descend to depths of more than 50 metres using recreational gear — let alone enter a cave while doing so — baffles members of the relatively close-knit deep-sea diving community.
·Australia
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Five Italian divers died in an underwater cave in the Maldives after lacking the proper equipment and permits for the risky mission. Investigators are now focusing on their diving equipment, cameras and computers. Autopsies are due to be carried out on the bodies on Monday to determine the cause of death.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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