5 hours agoTragedy in Maldives drowns five Italian tourists
Periskopi(2 months ago)
(2 months ago)Five Italian tourists who had disappeared during a dive in the Maldives have been found dead, local media said Thursday.
According to initial reports, five tourists aboard the Duke of York, an outdoor diving ship, disappeared during a dive near Alimatha, reports the online newspaper Edition.mv.
They dived in the morning, and the crew reported missing when they had not surfaced until noon, Italian news agency reports. Ansa.
Although police confirmed that they had launched an investigation into death, the cause of death remains unknown at this time and no official statement has been issued.
Weather conditions at the diving site were also unfavourable today that the meteorological service issued a yellow alert to the area, which is still in force.
The Italian foreign ministry said it was attending the case and a reconstruction of the incident was still under way.
After an accident that took place during an camera dive, five Italians died in Atallin Vaavu, Maldive,” confirmed in a statement.
“Zhytizers,” she explained, “apparently died while trying to explore caves in a depth of 50 meters. Malaysian authorities are still investigating the accident. ”
“The Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Columbus,” concludes the statement, “have followed the case with the greatest attention since the initial report; the office is contacting victims' families to provide any necessary consular assistance. ”
