The mobile phones and electronic devices of the five Italian divers who perished in the tragic incident near V. Alimatha have been sent to Italy for forensic investigation.

Italian officials have launched a criminal inquiry into the fatalities.

Italian media reports that the Genoa flying squad has seized the divers’ mobile phones and other electronic gadgets for examination. The items were said to have been transported to Italy by Stefano Venin, a professor at the University of Genoa who participated in the same safari as the victims, to be delivered to the prosecutors in Rome overseeing the investigation.

The Genoa Flying Squad (Italian: Squadra Mobile) represents the esteemed investigative division of the Italian State Police located at the Genoa Police Headquarters (Questura). They oversee significant criminal investigations and manage prominent cases.

Italian authorities have also sought the GoPro cameras and diving computers retrieved by the Finnish cave-rescue teams. Authorities indicate that the devices, currently held by the police, are anticipated to disclose the depth achieved by the divers, the length of the dive, their air usage, and any video recorded during the tragic plunge.

The victims included Monica Montefalcone, a lecturer at the University of Genoa, her daughter Giorgia Somacal, researcher Muriel Odenino, research assistant Federico Gualtieri, and instructor Gianluca Benedetti. MNDF diver Sergeant First Class Mohamed Mahudhy lost his life during the rescue effort, perishing in the line of duty as the search for the foreigners commenced in the Maldives.

Finnish cave-rescue specialists Sami Parkarinen, Patrik Gronqvist, and Jenny Vesterland, working for DAN Europe, retrieved the divers' bodies.

Finnish cave-rescue specialists Sami Parkarinen, Patrik Gronqvist, and Jenny Vesterland, working for DAN Europe, recovered the bodies of the divers.

The rescue team thinks the group entered the cave and got stuck after inadvertently taking a blocked route. As stated by DAN Europe CEO Laura Marroni, a sand dune within the cave had hindered visibility, leading the divers to enter a blocked passage they thought was the exit. Four corpses were discovered together, suggesting they probably lost their sense of direction at the same moment. Benedetti’s remains, however, were found in the initial part of the cave.

Local Italian newspapers state that the remains will be sent back for autopsy. Officials are attempting to identify the primary cause of the disaster by analyzing information retrieved from the dive computers and cameras.