{"id":1875,"date":"2026-05-17T01:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2026-05-17T01:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:55:05","slug":"mum-and-daughter-among-five-tourists-killed-in-maldives-scuba-diving-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1875","title":{"rendered":"Mum and daughter among five tourists killed in Maldives scuba diving horror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e189fa\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The group of Italian holiday-makers had been attempting to explore underwater caves in the Indian Ocean when they failed to resurface in bad weather conditions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">17:34, 14 May 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 20:18, 14 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37158045\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Giorgia Sommacal was one of the five who died\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158045.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/698751648_1394567919370887_2608298056338097300_n.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158045.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/698751648_1394567919370887_2608298056338097300_n.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158045.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/698751648_1394567919370887_2608298056338097300_n.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158045.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/698751648_1394567919370887_2608298056338097300_n.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Giorgia Sommacal was one of the five who died\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Giorgia Sommacal was one of the five who died<cite aria-label=\"Image: Instagram\/Giorgia Sommacal\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Instagram\/Giorgia Sommacal)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A mother and daughter are among five Italians have tragically lost their lives while scuba diving in the Maldives. The incident unfolded in Vaavu Atoll, where the group had been attempting to explore underwater caves at a depth of around 165 feet, Italy&#8217;s foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The victims have been named by Italian media as university professor Monica Montefalcone and her 20-year-old daughter Giorgia Sommacal. Muriel Oddenino from Turin was also killed in the tragedy along with Gianluca Benedetti from Padua, and Federico Gualtieri from Borgomanero, according to local reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As per Maldivian news outlet The Edition, the group were holidaymakers and had been aboard the <a aria-label=\"Duke of York liveaboard diving vesselLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/moment-drunk-bloke-bulldozer-rams-37157156\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Duke of York liveaboard diving vessel<\/a>. The outlet reports that the <a aria-label=\"group vanished during a dive near AlimathaaLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/what-happens-next-pm-leadership-37156872\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">group vanished during a dive near Alimathaa<\/a>. They had entered the water in the morning and were reported missing by crew after failing to resurface by midday.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37158070\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37158070\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monica Montefalcone also died\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158070.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-184214jpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158070.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-184214jpeg.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158070.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-184214jpeg.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158070.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-184214jpeg.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Monica Montefalcone also died\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Monica Montefalcone also died<cite aria-label=\"Image: artefici della trasformazione digitale\/YouTube\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: artefici della trasformazione digitale\/YouTube)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Weather conditions at the dive site were reportedly poor at the time of the incident, reports <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/maldives-tourists-die-diving-italian-37157288\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">the Mirror<\/a>. A yellow weather warning had been issued in Vaavu Atoll earlier in the day and still remains in place as strong winds lashed the islands at up to 30mph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The ministry stated that an investigation had been initiated by Maldivian authorities. It added that the Italian Embassy in Sri Lanka is liaising with the victims&#8217; families to provide consular assistance.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37158072\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37158072\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Muriel Oddenino\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158072.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/493123981_10236486723818293_2163670966018392999_n.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158072.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/493123981_10236486723818293_2163670966018392999_n.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158072.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/493123981_10236486723818293_2163670966018392999_n.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37158072.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/493123981_10236486723818293_2163670966018392999_n.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Muriel Oddenino was in the group\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Muriel Oddenino was in the group<cite aria-label=\"Image: Facebook\/Muriel Oddenino\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Facebook\/Muriel Oddenino)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of the victims is believed to be a researcher from Genoa, according to Il Sole 24 Ore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Local police have launched a probe into the incident, with the causes of death yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated. 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