The bodies of five scuba divers have been recovered in the Maldives after a cave dive in Vaavu Atoll went wrong
A travel expert has explained that there’s ‘no room for errors’ when it comes to cave diving following the deaths of five Italian tourists in the Maldives.
News broke last week that a group Italian nationals had died in a scuba diving accident, the youngest being 20-year-old Giorgia Sommacal.
Muriel Oddenino, Federico Gualtieri, Gianluca Benedetti, and Giorgia’s mother, Monica Montefalcone, were the other victims.
All five of the bodies have now been recovered following the heartbreaking ordeal that took place in Vaavu Atoll. They had been attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50m (164ft).
Tragically a sixth person – a diver who was a member of the Maldivian national defence force – died as well as a result of the recovery efforts. They have been named as Mohamed Hussain Shareef.
Mohamed Hussain Shareef, a military diver, died in the rescue efforts
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