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UPDATED May 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET

May 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET

Five Italian divers die in Maldives cave diving accident

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Rescue teams recovered one body and continued searching for four missing Italian divers after a cave diving accident.

WHO: Maldivian rescue teams and Maldivian officials

WHAT: Recovery operation continued after five Italian divers disappeared during a scuba expedition near Vaavu Atoll cave diving.

WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM ET

WHERE: Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

WHY: The divers disappeared while exploring a deep underwater cave during the expedition.

How this story developed (showing 13 of 13 earlier reports)

Four Italian divers’ bodies repatriated from Maldives · May 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
Divers find Italians dead in dead-end corridor in Maldives cave · May 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM ET
Finnish divers recover final two Italian bodies in Maldives · May 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
Maldives diver dies during search for missing Italian divers · May 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
Divers join mission to recover Italian tourists’ remains · May 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Maldives suspends search for four Italians in cave · May 17, 2026 at 4:07 AM ET
Rescue diver dies during Maldives cave search · May 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Maldives diver dies searching for four Italians · May 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Maldivian diver dies searching for 4 Italian divers · May 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
GoPro to reveal how tourists died in Maldives dive · May 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
Five tourists die in scuba diving accident in Maldives · May 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
Five Italians die in cave scuba dive in Maldives · May 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM ET
Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives · May 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET

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