The bodies of two Italians who drowned in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives last week have been brought to the surface, local officials have told the BBC. They were retrieved from the underwater cave by specialist Finnish divers after a two-hour operation. The bodies were being brought to the capital Male for identification.
These two were among five people who died in an accident where the first body, identified as Gianluca Benedetti, a diving instructor, was recovered shortly after the incident. The ongoing recovery operation has been complicated due to dive conditions, with officials aiming to retrieve the remaining bodies soon. It has been determined that the dive conducted was unauthorized by the university involved, a point that has sparked anger from the families of the divers.
These two were among five people who died in an accident where the first body, identified as Gianluca Benedetti, a diving instructor, was recovered shortly after the incident. The ongoing recovery operation has been complicated due to dive conditions, with officials aiming to retrieve the remaining bodies soon. It has been determined that the dive conducted was unauthorized by the university involved, a point that has sparked anger from the families of the divers.
