The bodies of four Italian divers reported missing last week have been located in an underwater cave in the Maldives.
As The Guardian reports, three Finnish diving experts confirmed that the bodies of the four are inside a cave at a depth of about 50 metres (160ft) in Vaavu Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
The search for the four had been suspended after Mohamed Mahudhee, a member of the Maldives National Defence Force, died of underwater decompression sickness.
The victims have been identified as Monica Montefalcone, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Genoa; her daughter, Giorgia Sommacal; marine biologist Federico Gualtieri; researcher Muriel Oddenino; and diving instructor Gianluca Benedetti, according to the Maldivian government.
Benedetti’s body was found outside the cave last Thursday.
A Maldives government spokesman said the plan would be to try and recover two bodies on Tuesday and two on Wednesday, weather permitting.
Investigations into the cause of the incident are expected to focus on the reported fact that the private diver was at 50 metres (160ft) in Vaavu Atoll. The recreational diving limit in the Maldives is 30 metres.
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