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BBC Headlines • May 18, 2026 11:54

Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives

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The bodies of all five Italian divers who died in the Maldives last week have now been found, officials tell the BBC.

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Wed 11:54 - Al Jazeera English

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Thu 07:22 - Sky News (UK)

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Thu 20:48 - BBC Europe

Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

Fri 06:03 - Sky News (UK)

Five Italians die while exploring underwater caves in the Maldives

Fri 06:03 - Sky News (UK)

Rescue diver dies in Maldives while searching for bodies of Italians who had been exploring underwater caves

Fri 06:03 - Sky News (UK)

Maldives suspends search for four Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies

Fri 13:31 - Euronews

Five Italians die in Maldives cave diving tragedy

Fri 13:54 - Le Figaro

Maldives: searches underway to find Italians who died in a diving accident

Sat 08:14 - Euronews

Search continues for bodies of Italian divers who died in Maldives

Sat 10:57 - ANSA Main

Maldivian media: 'The diver who was looking for the bodies of Italians is dead'

Sat 11:45 - The Guardian

Maldives diver dies in operation to recover bodies of Italians from cave

Sat 12:00 - The Guardian

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Sat 13:42 - BBC Headlines

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Sun 11:55 - Fox News

Maldives military diver dies searching for four Italian divers missing inside underwater cave system

Sun 13:04 - Sky News (UK)

Finnish divers arrive in Maldives - as search for bodies of four Italians continues

Sun 16:45 - Fox News

Underwater tragedy in Maldives leaves families searching for answers after cave deaths

Mon 11:29 - Euronews

Bodies of four divers who drowned in Maldives diving accident found, Italy says

Mon 11:54 - BBC Headlines

Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives

Mon 12:52 - DW All

Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found

Mon 12:52 - DW Top

Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found

Mon 13:54 - NYT Europe

Bodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave

Mon 13:54 - The Guardian

Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave

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ANSA Main

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10:57

Maldivian media: 'The diver who was looking for the bodies of Italians is dead'

Lo afferma il governo delle Maldive. I diplomatici italiani seguono le operazioni, la polizia del posto fornirà un team di supporto psicologico

Al Jazeera English

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11:54

Maldives jails two journalists for reporting on president’s alleged affair

Rights groups condemn jailing of journalists for violating a gag order on allegations against President Mohamed Muizzu.

BBC Europe

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20:48

Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

Italy says the incident happened at a depth of 50m. Maldivian rescuers have so far found one body.

BBC Headlines

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13:42

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

DW All

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12:52

Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found

The group went missing five days earlier while exploring an underwater cave system.

DW Top

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12:52

Maldives: Bodies of missing Italian divers found

The group went missing five days earlier while exploring an underwater cave system.

Euronews

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11:29

Bodies of four divers who drowned in Maldives diving accident found, Italy says

Five Italian divers are believed to have died while exploring a cave at a depth of about 50 metres in Vaavu Atoll on Thursday, according to Italy’s Foreign Ministry.

08:14

Search continues for bodies of Italian divers who died in Maldives

Five Italians died during the incident while reportedly "attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 metres," the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said earlier this week.

13:31

Five Italians die in Maldives cave diving tragedy

Rescue teams in the Maldives continued recovery operations after the country’s deadliest diving accident killed five Italian divers.

Fox News

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16:45

Underwater tragedy in Maldives leaves families searching for answers after cave deaths

The husband of Monica Montefalcone, Carlo Sommacal, is demanding answers after a fatal diving trip in Maldives took the lives of his wife and daughter.

11:55

Maldives military diver dies searching for four Italian divers missing inside underwater cave system

A Maldivian military diver died from decompression sickness during a perilous mission to recover bodies of four Italian divers trapped in a deep underwater cave.

Le Figaro

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13:54

Maldives: searches underway to find Italians who died in a diving accident

Quatre ressortissants italiens en vacances aux Maldives, ainsi que leur instructeur de plongée, ont disparu. Des recherches sont en cours pour retrouver les corps.

NYT Europe

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13:54

Bodies of Four Italian Divers Found in Maldives Cave

The discovery comes after days of searching by an international team of rescue divers. A fifth body was recovered last week.

Sky News (UK)

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13:04

Finnish divers arrive in Maldives - as search for bodies of four Italians continues

Three Finnish divers have arrived in the Maldives to map out a new strategy in the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be in an underwater …

06:03

Five Italians die while exploring underwater caves in the Maldives

Five tourists, including a professor and her daughter, have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives.

06:03

Rescue diver dies in Maldives while searching for bodies of Italians who had been exploring underwater caves

A search diver has died while looking for the bodies of tourists who had been exploring underwater caves in the Maldives, the country's president has revealed.

06:03

Maldives suspends search for four Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies

The search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives has been suspended, after a military diver died trying to …

07:22

Bodies of missing divers found

The bodies of four missing divers have been found in the Maldives.

The Guardian

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13:54

Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave

Spokesperson for Indian Ocean island nation says they will try and recover explorers in next couple of daysRescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers deep inside an underwater …

12:00

Peacock ‘invasion’ of Italian seaside town ruffles feathers

With Punta Marina residents loving or loathing the incomers, ‘peacock rangers’ have been appointed to defuse tensionsFederico Bruni was sitting on a bench, eating a piadina romagnola (flatbread sandwich) and …

11:45

Maldives diver dies in operation to recover bodies of Italians from cave

Mohamed Mahudhee suffered decompression sickness after searching for scuba divers in Vaavu Atoll and died in hospitalA Maldivian military diver has died during a high-risk operation to recover the bodies …