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An officer from the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) passed away while participating in a search and rescue operation on 16 May 2026 to locate four divers reported missing in Vaavu Atoll.

Fatal cost of political pride and empty oxygen tanks

The Italian nationals who died while diving in the Maldives have been identified as (from left) Gianluca Benedetti, Monica Montefalcone, Giorgia Somacal, Muriel Odenino, and Federico Gualtieri.

One member of an Italian diving group narrowly escaped the incident after a last-minute change of heart