Finnish divers join efforts to recover dead Italians in the Maldives

Several fatalities have been reported in recent years but diving and water sports-related accidents are still relatively rare.

Paakkarinen, who has been cave diving since 2004, and Grönqvist, gained international renown for their role in recovering surviving divers in the 2014 Plura incident in Norway.

The searches had resumed on Monday after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to try to reach them.

After five Italian divers died while exploring a deep underwater cave off the Maldives, families of the victims are demanding answers.