Finnish Divers Locate Bodies of Four Italians in Maldives ‘Shark Cave’
by Amy Furr
A team of Finnish diving experts have located the four bodies of the Italian divers who recently died in an underwater cave in the Maldives.
Officials confirmed the bodies had been found, CBS News reported Monday.
A spokesman for the Maldives government, Ahmed Shaam, said “As was previously thought, the four bodies were found inside the cave, not only inside the cave but well inside the cave into the third segment of the cave, which is the largest part.” He added that crews are planning to recover the bodies over the next few days.
The body of a diving instructor who also died with the group on Thursday had previously been found outside the cave that was located 160 feet underwater.
“The victims have been identified as Monica Montefalcone, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Genoa; her daughter, Giorgia Sommacal; marine biologist Federico Gualtieri; researcher Muriel Oddenino; and diving instructor Gianluca Benedetti, according to the Maldivian government,” the CBS article read.