2 hours agoFive Italians die in the cave diving in Maldive
Periskopi(2 months ago)
(2 months ago)Five Italians have died in a diving accident in Maldives, the foreign ministry in Rome said.
"Zhytists are believed to have died while trying to explore caves at a depth of 50m (164 m) (164 m)", the ministry said, adding that this happened at Atalin Vaavu, reports BBC, broadcast Periscope.
Four of the divers were part of a Genoa University team, including Ecology professor Monica Montefalcone, her daughter and two researchers.
The Maldive Army said a body was found in a cave about 60m underwater, and four other divers were believed to be there as well.
She said special equipment divers had been sent to the area, describing a search operation as a very high risk.
The incident is believed to be the worst diving accident in the small Indian Ocean nation, a popular tourist destination because of its string of coral islands.
The five Italians broke into the water Thursday morning, local media reported.
The crew of the diving ship they were traveling with reported them missing when they failed to reach the surface later.Periscope/.
