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Five Italian Divers and One Maldivian Rescuer Die in Maldives Cave
Five Italian divers died during a cave dive in Vaavu Atoll on May 14. A Maldivian military diver also died while assisting search and rescue operations.
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Five Italian divers died on May 14 after entering a cave in Vaavu Atoll, Maldives. University of Genoa professor Monica Montefalcone, her daughter Giorgia Sommacal, marine biologist Federico Gualtieri, researcher Muriel Oddenino, and instructor Gianluca Benedetti did not return from the dive.
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Benedetti’s body was recovered outside the cave. The other four were found inside. A sixth victim, Maldivian military diver Mohamed Mahudhee, died during the search and rescue effort.
Footage recorded in 2014 shows divers using flashlights to move through the nearly 100-foot-long cavern. The video was taken in the same location where the fatalities occurred. The footage illustrates the narrow passage and limited visibility inside the cave system.
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