{"id":145237,"date":"2026-05-18T23:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/another-tourist-53-drowns-while-surfing-on-a-sea-safari-in-the-maldives-as-the-islands-are-hit-by-a-third-tragedy-in-as-many-weeks\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:47:27","slug":"another-tourist-53-drowns-while-surfing-on-a-sea-safari-in-the-maldives-as-the-islands-are-hit-by-a-third-tragedy-in-as-many-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/another-tourist-53-drowns-while-surfing-on-a-sea-safari-in-the-maldives-as-the-islands-are-hit-by-a-third-tragedy-in-as-many-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Another tourist, 53, drowns while surfing on a sea safari in the Maldives as the islands are hit by a third tragedy in as many weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A tourist has drowned in the Maldives in the third fatal accident involving European tourists in as many weeks. <\/p>\n

A 53-year-old Spanish man reportedly died today after abandoning a boat trip to idyllic islands to catch the waves. <\/p>\n

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A 53-year-old Spanish tourist has been found dead after a horrific surfing accident in the Maldives<\/span> Credit: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The death is the third tragic accident involving tourists on the archipelago in as many weeks<\/span> Credit: Nature Picture Library<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was surfing off Vaadhu Island in the Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll in the south of the archipelago when the tragedy occurred. <\/p>\n

When he was found, the tourist was taken to a local clinic \u2013 but could not be saved. <\/p>\n

He was declared dead on arrival, police said, confirming that an investigation into the tragedy has been launched. <\/p>\n

The tragic accident comes after a newlywed husband was killed by a shark while honeymooning in the islands in April. <\/p>\n

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Divers find bodies of missing tourists in Maldives’ ‘Shark Cave’<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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painful recovery<\/p>\n

Newlywed husband killed by shark on honeymoon opens up about attack<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Spanish tourist Borja Garc\u00eda Sousa died after being mauled by a shark during their honeymoon, leading to his leg being amputated.<\/span> Credit: Borgarso7\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
He was on honeymoon at the time of the barbaric attack<\/span> Credit: Borgarso7\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Borja Garc\u00eda Sousa, 31, suffered massive blood loss when his “flesh was stripped” after the predator attacked his leg while swimming.<\/p>\n

He left fighting for his life<\/a> What should have been a dream vacation.<\/p>\n

Borja’s near-death experience cost him his leg, when a shark tore a large amount of flesh from his limb.<\/p>\n

He had to be airlifted and admitted to the intensive care unit at ADK Hospital in the Maldivian capital Male after the brutal attack.<\/p>\n

Initial search operation to find tourist divers hampered by bad weather<\/span> Credit: EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Giorgia Somakal was one of the tourists who disappeared on Thursday<\/span> Credit: UGC\/UNPIXS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His leg had to be amputated, and Borja paid tribute to his beloved wife, saying: “If there’s one thing I’m sure of after all this, it’s that there was no better person to go through that storm.”<\/p>\n

Today, the bodies of four Italian tourists and their guide who were missing after a diving accident last week were found in a cave.<\/p>\n

The first body was recovered soon after the accident on Thursday. <\/p>\n

An expert team launches a dangerous mission to locate the remaining divers in the “Shark Cave” this morning<\/span> – After local search efforts were hampered by bad weather.<\/p>\n

Monica’s mother Giorgia Somacal also died in this terrible accident.<\/span> Credit: UGC\/UNPIXS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A group of five Italian scuba divers on a university research trip went missing while exploring a cave at a depth of about 160 feet on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

The group \u2013 along with Gianluca Benedetti, who was found the same day the group went missing \u2013 was located inside Thinwana Kandu Cave, also known as the “Shark Cave”.<\/p>\n

The four missing holidaymakers were Monica Montefalcon, her daughter Giorgia Somacal, Muriel Odenino and Federico Gualtieri.<\/p>\n

Their bodies have been found but a recovery mission will be carried out next<\/span> A few days.<\/p>\n

Maldives Government Spokesperson told the BBC<\/a>: “More dives will be conducted in the coming days to recover the bodies.”<\/p>\n

He also said that special equipment for recovery was being provided by the UK and Australia – which could be used with underwater scooters and gas tanks that could recycle air.<\/p>\n

Each attempt to dive and retrieve the bodies lasts about three hours \u2013 and is immediately aborted if any obstacles arise.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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