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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Bryony Gooch

Maldives scuba tragedy: How ‘sand bank illusion’ could have trapped divers

Finnish rescue divers have shared a new theory about why five Italian divers died while exploring deep-sea caves in the Maldives.

Authorities announced the recovery of the final two bodies from the group on Wednesday, a week after the scuba diving accident thought to be the deadliest of its kind in Maldives’ history.

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