Eerie video captures final image of military diver killed in Maldives scuba dive recovery mission
An eerie video captures the final hours of the Maldivian Coast Guard diver who died Saturday during a dangerous mission to recover the bodies of the Italian tourists trapped in a deep underwater cave.
Sgt. Major Mohamed Mahudhee was filmed on Friday standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the nation’s President, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, as the elite crew of rescuers pored over the day’s plan to find the victims’ remains.
Mahudhee was on board the boat that towed Muizzu to the site of the tragedy so he could observe the eight-person task force clear the cave’s second chamber, before bad weather forced the crew to pack up early.
Sgt. Major Mohamed Mahudhee was filmed poring over rescue plans with Dr Mohamed Muizzu the day before his death.x/psmnewsmv
The crew worked in shifts to locate the missing Italians.
Mahudhee, a member of the Maldivian National Defense Force, entered the water Saturday with the goal of exploring the cave’s third and final chamber, but became ill during the excursion.
He was rushed to the hospital, where he died, officials said.
His cause of death is underwater decompression sickness, officials said, which is the formation of gas bubbles in the blood and tissues typically caused when a diver rises too quickly from the depths.
Mahudhee died from underwater decompression sickness, officials said.X/MNDF_Official
“His courage, sacrifice, and service to the nation will always be remembered. Our deepest condolences to his family and colleagues,” the military wrote on X.
Mahudhee’s death “goes to show the difficulty of the mission,” said Maldives Presidential Spokesman Mohammed Hussain Shareef.
Five Italian scuba divers were killed this week when they plunged 160 feet into an underwater cave.
The elite crew was clearing the three chambers of the underwater cave.Maldives Presidents Media Division via AP
The recreational diving limit in the Maldives is just under 100 feet.
Only the body of Gianluca Benedetti, of Padua, has been recovered. The remains of Monica Montefalcone, a marine biology professor at the University of Genoa, and her 20-year-old daughter, Giorgia Sommacal, as well as Muriel Oddenino of Turin and Federico Gualtieri of Borgomanero, are still missing.
The Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, said everything possible would be done to bring the victims home and that his ministry was coordinating with the Divers Alert Network, a specialist diving organization.
SOURE: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/video-captures-final-image-of-diver-killed-in-maldives-recovery-mission/
News
“THEY MAY HAVE GONE TOO DEEP: Investigators are now reviewing what happened inside the Maldives cave after five Italian divers never resurfaced — and attention is suddenly shifting to one number from the dive data 👀 But it’s the final depth reached before contact was lost that people are now desperately trying to understand… 👇
Maldives investigates if Italian divers went too deep in fatal cave dive A speed boat moves in the waters of the Indian Ocean near Male, after a specialist team located the bodies of four missing Italian scuba divers who died…
THIS WAS HER FINAL MESSAGE: Monica Montefalcone’s fiancé has now shared a heartbreaking love letter after the Maldives scuba tragedy — and everyone is focusing on one photo attached to the post that appears to show the couple just days before the dive👇
Italian diver’s fiancé wrote heartbreaking love letter after she died in Maldives scuba tragedy The fiancé of one of the five Italian divers who died in an underwater cave in the Maldives declared his everlasting love for her in a…
The Mackenzie Shirilla case has just taken a new turn 🚨 Just days after The Crash premiered on Netflix, Mackenzie’s father was suspended from his job… but now viewers are constantly replaying that 7-second moment when his eyes drop to the table before he finishes his sentence
In the whirlwind days following the May 15, 2026, release of Netflix’s The Crash, the Mackenzie Shirilla saga has once again captivated true crime audiences. What was already a polarizing story of a deadly 2022 high-speed crash has now layered…
PEOPLE AREN’T ARGUING ABOUT THE CRASH ANYMORE 😳 Nearly 4 years after the 100-mph collision that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, attention suddenly shifted to a single family interview clip and the folded tissue sitting beside Mackenzie Shirilla’s mother
In the spring of 2026, a Netflix documentary titled The Crash dropped onto screens worldwide, reigniting a case that had largely faded from headlines. What began as a horrific 2022 car accident in Strongsville, Ohio, had already been adjudicated as…
THE DRIVER-SIDE IMPACT IN ASHLIN KNUTH’S CASE IS WHAT HAS EVERYONE TALKING TONIGHT 🚨 Authorities released basic crash details, but the unanswered question surrounding the final 5 seconds before impact is becoming harder to ignore…
Authorities released basic crash details, but the unanswered question surrounding the final 5 seconds before impact is becoming harder to ignore… The devastating driver-side collision that claimed the life of 18-year-old Ashlin Jade Knuth mere hours after her high school…
ASHLIN KNUTH’S TIMELINE IS NOW RAISING QUESTIONS ONLINE 👀 9:19 PM. 2 vehicles. 1 intersection. 1 devastating collision — and now people think 1 unexplained detail may matter more than anyone realized…
The short timeline between Ashlin Jade Knuth’s joyful high school graduation and her tragic death in a two-vehicle crash has sparked growing online discussion. Many are scrutinizing the hours — and final minutes — leading up to the 9:19 p.m….
End of content
No more pages to load
