Bodies of two Italians killed in Maldives scuba diving accident recovered, government says

Male: The bodies of two Italian divers killed ‌in ​a scuba diving accident in the Maldives have been recovered, a Maldives government spokesperson said on Tuesday, as efforts continue to retrieve the remains of two others.The divers were ⁠part of a group of five who entered a deepwater cave last week. The remains of one among them – their instructor – was ‌recovered on Friday.The bodies were brought up to 30 metres by a specialist team ‌of Finnish divers – who joined the efforts ‌this week – after which Maldivian divers and ‌the police assisted in ‌bringing them to the surface, spokesperson Mohamed Hussain Shareef told ​Reuters.”Identities have ‌not been ​confirmed yet, but we ⁠know that it’s a male and female body that has been recovered,” he said.The group ​that ⁠entered the ⁠cave was led by Monica Montefalcone, 51, a University of Genoa professor and marine ecologist who was ⁠a regular diver in Maldivian waters in the Indian Ocean, and also included her daughter.Maldivian authorities are probing multiple possible factors behind the accident – the deadliest single incident ‌in the country’s diving history – including whether the divers descended far ​deeper than expected.The two remaining bodies will be recovered on Wednesday, according to the government’s plan.