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Tragedy in the Maldives, 5 Italian tourists lose their lives while exploring underwater caves

2026-05-15 10:00:34Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Tragedy in the Maldives, 5 Italian tourists lose their lives while exploring

Five Italian citizens lost their lives during a tragic diving accident in the Maldives on Thursday, May 14.

They were exploring 50-meter-deep caves in Vaavu Atoll, near Alimathaa.

The victims are: Monica Montefalcone and her daughter Giorgia Sommacal, Gianluca Benedetti, Federico Gualtieri and Muriel Oddenino.

Monica Montefalcone, 51, was an associate professor of ecology at the University of Genoa and a well-known figure in the Italian academic and television world. She had dedicated most of her life to studying the coastal habitat of the Maldives and important research projects on coral reefs, such as Thalassa, GhostNet and MER “A16-A18”.

Her daughter, Giorgia Sommacal, 23, a university student, lost her life along with her mother during the dive.

Gianluca Benedetti, originally from Padua, was an operations manager, diving instructor and boat captain.

After a long career in finance, he devoted himself to his passion for diving, pursuing it as a part-time profession and then as a full-time activity. Benedetti had been living in the Maldives since 2017 and described himself as an energetic person, a sports enthusiast, a reader and a lover of classic cinema and chess.

Federico Gualtieri, 31, from Borgomanero, had a degree in Marine Biology and Ecology from the University of Genoa. He was in the Maldives for a two-week research project with Professor Monica Montefalcone, focusing on the diversity and ecology of Corallimorpharia and Zoantharia in the central atolls of the Maldives.

Muriel Oddenino, also 31, from Poirino (Turin), was a marine biologist and ecologist. She had studied at the University of Turin and then at the University of Genoa, where she worked as a researcher and research associate. Muriel was a co-author of studies on the conservation of marine ecosystems, including the publication “Temporal Dynamics of Posidonia Oceanica Meadows in the Capo Mortola Marine Protected Area”.


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