Italian scuba divers who died in Maldives ‘may have taken wrong turn’ upon cave exit, expert says
Italian authorities confirm bodies of four missing divers have been found in Maldives
Five Italian divers died while exploring deep-sea caves in the Maldives, with the final two bodies recovered this week, a week after the incident.
The accident, thought to be the deadliest of its kind in the Maldives, occurred in a cave in Vaavu Atoll, where the divers disappeared last Thursday.
Finnish rescue divers and professionals from Dan Europe recovered the bodies, finding two inside a cave 60 metres deep in a dead-end corridor.
A new theory suggests the divers may have taken a wrong turn into a dead-end passage while attempting to exit the complex cave system, which has challenging conditions and limited visibility.
The group, led by marine ecologist Monica Montefalcone, included her daughter, two other students, and a diving instructor, with Maldivian authorities continuing their investigation into the cause.
