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Five tourists die while scuba diving in cave in the Maldives

Metro UK 16 May 2026
It is said to be the most deadly single diving accident the country has seen ....
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Military diver in the Maldives dies in ‘difficult’ mission to recover bodies of four missing Italians

The Independent 16 May 2026
A Maldivian military has diver died in the search for the bodies of four Italians in an underwater cave .
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Military rescue diver dies in the Maldives while searching for bodies of missing Italian tourists

The Mirror 16 May 2026
Maldives presidential spokesman Mohammed Hussain Shareef said Mohamed Mahudhee died of underwater decompression sickness after searching for the bodies of four Italian divers ... .
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Diver in the Maldives dies in ‘difficult’ bid to recover bodies of four Italians

AOL 16 May 2026
This depth significantly exceeds the Maldives' recreational diving limit of 30 metres ... He was transferred to a hospital in the capital, where he later died, Maldives ...
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Five Italians die while exploring underwater caves in the Maldives

The Independent 15 May 2026
Distress alert raised around early afternoon on Thursday after divers failed to resurface .
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Search in waters off the Maldives after 5 Italians killed in a cave dive accident

ABC News 15 May 2026
An Italian expert has joined police divers and rescue vessels in the Maldives for searches after the death of five Italian divers in a scuba accident ... .
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Authorities search waters in the Maldives after five Italians killed in a cave dive accident

The Hindu 15 May 2026
An Italian expert has joined police divers and rescue vessels in the Maldives for searches after the death of five Italian divers in a scuba accident ....
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Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives

New York Times 15 May 2026
The divers, including a marine scientist and her daughter, were part of a research trip and were exploring an underwater cave system when they failed to resurface ... .
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Authorities search waters in the Maldives after 5 Italians were killed in a cave dive accident

Messenger-Inquirer 15 May 2026
An Italian expert has joined police divers and rescue vessels in the Maldives for searches after the death of five Italian divers in a scuba accident. Italy's Foreign Ministry said the divers died while exploring caves at a depth of ... .
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Five Italians die during cave dive in the Maldives

The Independent 15 May 2026
Maroosha Muzaffar is a senior reporter [Asia] at The Independent. She writes on the intersection of politics, inequality, minorities, and gender, among other things.
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