The University of Genoa said the victims included a marine biology professor, her daughter and two young researchers.

An aide of the Maldivian president said the military diver died of underwater decompression sickness. He was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to the condition, Maldives Presidential Spokesperson Mohammed Hussain Shareef said.

A rescue diver in the Maldives searching for the bodies of four Italians, who drowned in the deadliest diving disaster in the Indian Ocean tourist destination, has also died, authorities said.

A dive by rescuers ended on May 15 without any trace of the missing Italians. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A dive by rescuers ended on May 15 without any trace of the missing Italians. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rescue teams in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives are searching for a second day for the bodies of four missing Italians following the country's deadliest diving accident, officials said.