Top divers join perilous mission to recover Italian tourists’ remains from Maldives sea cave - CNN

International cave divers have arrived in the Maldives to intensify efforts to recover the remains of four Italian tourists who died while scuba diving, after a previous recovery attempt cost the life of a Maldivian military officer. The recovery involves entering submerged sea caves with confined passages that have impeded searches. A recent separate incident in Laos, where five people were found alive after a week trapped in a narrow flooded cave while two remain missing, highlights both the potential for survivors and the serious dangers these confined, water-filled environments pose, reinforcing the need for specialist teams and extreme caution.