BBC Headlines • May 16, 2026 13:42

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

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

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Wed 11:54 - Al Jazeera English

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

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 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 13:42 - BBC Headlines

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

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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.

Euronews

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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.

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.

Sky News (UK)

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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.