Event Brief
Rescue diver dies during Maldives cave search
Filed: May 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Summary: Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in a search-and-rescue operation for drowned Italians.
WHO: Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee
WHAT: A rescue diver died during a search-and-rescue dive for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves.
WHEN: May 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM ET
WHERE: Maldives
WHY: He died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation for the drowned Italians.
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