The search for the remaining four missing Italian cave divers in the Maldives was suspended on Saturday after a member of the search team died trying to reach them. The divers, believed to be deep inside an underwater cave,

The last words of one of the marine biologists who died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives were a tribute to the lifelong passion that ultimately cost her life. Monica Montefalcone was among the five Italians vanished during a deep-water dive and presumed trapped inside a cave 200 feet underwater in the Indian Ocean island nation Thursday — in what officials called the single worst diving accident the idyllic nation has ever seen.

The group had been diving in ⁠caves in the Vaavu Atoll at a depth ⁠of around 50m (165ft). They were reported missing by the crew of a vessel they were travelling on when they failed to resurface.

A MISSING GoPro could reveal how the fatal cave expedition that killed five divers unfolded – as the search for the remaining bodies enters its third day. The Italian team were exploring

A young student from the University of Genoa opted against joining the planned dive and instead stayed on board the group's yacht as five fellow researchers went into the water