Only one body has been recovered from the cave, with the remaining divers believed to still be inside the system, which extends to around 60 metres deep.

Only one body has been recovered from the cave, with the remaining divers believed to still be inside the system, which extends to around 60 metres deep.

Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, Italy's foreign ministry said on Thursday, with security forces in the Indian Ocean archipelago recovering one body.

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

Bad weather was hampering a major operation Friday in the Maldives to recover the bodies of five Italians killed in a scuba diving incident.

Bad weather was hampering a major operation Friday in the Maldives to recover the bodies of five Italians killed in a scuba diving incident.

May 15 (UPI) -- Bad weather was hampering a major operation Friday in the Maldives to recover the bodies of five Italians killed in a scuba diving incident while exploring underwater caves at a depth of more than 160 feet in the Vaavu Atoll area of the Indian Ocean archipelago.