{"id":343968,"date":"2026-05-15T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/five-italians-die-in-maldives-scuba-diving-accident\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:00:05","slug":"five-italians-die-in-maldives-scuba-diving-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/five-italians-die-in-maldives-scuba-diving-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Italians die in Maldives scuba diving accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cDD8FbUKNZY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Five Italians die in Maldives scuba diving accident\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cDD8FbUKNZY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Five Italian tourists have died during a scuba diving accident in the Maldives.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>They were exploring underwater caves in the Vaavu Atoll which are around 50 metres deep.<\/p>\n<p>Only one body has been recovered so far and it\u2019s believed the other four are in the same place.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of death hasn\u2019t been confirmed and investigations are ongoing by Maldivian and Italian authorities.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the most serious diving accidents in the popular tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five Italian tourists have died during a scuba diving accident in the Maldives. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] They were exploring underwater caves in the Vaavu Atoll which are around 50 metres deep. Only one body has been recovered so far and it\u2019s believed the other four are in the same place. 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