Damiano Francovigh, Ambassador of Italy to Sri Lanka and non-resident Ambassador to the Maldives, and medical staff watch an ambulance carrying the bodies of the last two Italian scuba divers who died in an accident in underwater caves, outside a mortuary in Male, Maldives, on May 20, 2026. Thilina Kaluthotage/Reuters
MALE, May 20—The last two bodies of the Italian divers killed in the Maldives’ deadliest-ever diving accident have been recovered, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, completing recovery efforts.
The divers were among a group of five who entered a deepwater cave for exploration last week, after being granted the necessary permit to research soft corals in the Devana Kandu site.
