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Italy to honour Mahudhee with Gold Medal for Civil Valour

Italy will posthumously award the Gold Medal for Civil Valour to MNDF officer Sergeant First Class Mohamed Mahudhee for his courage during the search and recovery operation for missing Italian divers in the Alimatha underwater cave in Vaavu Atoll, where he died of decompression sickness. The Italian Embassy in Colombo and the Honorary Consular Agency of Italy in Male' have also begun a fundraising drive for his family, accepting donations until the end of the year.

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  • 60m depth of underwater cave dive site The Edition four Italian tourists and their Italian diving instructor went missing after going diving to explore an underwater cave at 60m depth near V. Alimatha

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  • The Embassy of Italy in Colombo and the Honorary Consular Agency of Italy in Male' initiated a fundraising drive to support late Mahudhee's family as of 2026-10-29; donations accepted until the end of the year Colombo and Male' The Edition The Embassy of Italy in Colombo and the Honorary Consular Agency of Italy in Male' has also initiated fundraising drive to support late Mahudhee's family. Donations are being accepted from now until the end of the year.

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