Authorities search waters in the Maldives for bodies of Italians who died in cave dive accident
A jetty is seen on a resort on Male Attol in Maldives, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, file)
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldivian authorities conducted a high-risk search Friday for the bodies of four Italian divers who died in a scuba accident in a deep underwater cave a day before. The body of a fifth diver was recovered Thursday, local officials said.
Italy’s Foreign Ministry said the group “apparently died while attempting to explore caves at a depth of 50 meters" (164 feet) in the Vaavu Atoll on Thursday. It said that the cause of the deaths remains under investigation.
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