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Rescue crews search for Italian divers before tragic discovery in Maldives cave<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The bodies of four remaining Italian divers were found Monday in the Maldives, four days after they went missing while exploring an underwater cave.<\/p>\n

An elite team of three expert divers from Finland located the bodies of\u00a0Monica Montefalcone, 52, her daughter Giorgia Sommacal, 20,<\/a>\u00a0Muriel Oddenino, 31, and Federico Gualtieri, 31, Italy\u2019s foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n

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Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF)\u2019s Coast Guard during a search and recovery operation in the Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, 16 May 2026.SOPHIA NASIF\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Monica Montefalcone, 52, is among the 4 missing divers found Monday.Greenpeace via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Montefalcone\u2019s daughter, Giorgia Sommacal, was also found.Giorgia Sommacal \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The group was found inside Thinwana Kandu cave, also known as \u201cshark cave,\u201d by the squad, which was assembled in 48 hours by the group Divers Alert Network Europe.<\/p>\n