The remains of four Italian divers who died deep inside an underwater cave earlier this month while diving in the Maldives were repatriated early Saturday, a Maldivian government spokesperson said.

Four Italian divers' remains repatriated after tragic deaths in Maldives cave dive; investigations into the incident are underway.

May 18 (UPI) -- Maldivian authorities said Monday the bodies of four Italians killed while diving in underwater caves in the Vaavu Atoll area of the Indian Ocean archipelago had been found and an attempt to recover them would be made in the coming days.

A specialist team has located the bodies of four missing Italian scuba divers who died in an accident in underwater caves, Maldives officials and the DAN Europe divers' network has said.