A local expert who has dived in caves in the Maldives ‘countless times’ has described the terrifying final moments a group of five divers may have endured – and dubbed the tragedy an accident waiting to happen.
Alarm bells were raised on Thursday after five Italians, including a mother and daughter, failed to resurface after attempting to explore the caves at a depth of around 165ft [50m].
The body of the local instructor who led the group, Gianluca Benedetti, was discovered within the passageway from the mouth of the Thinwana Kandu cave, also known as Shark Cave, on Friday, at a
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