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Underwater Altercation Captured at Maldives Dive Site
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Underwater Altercation Captured at Maldives Dive Site

Footage has emerged showing a physical confrontation between divers at a depth of 50 feet at a crowded reef in the Maldives.

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Footage has emerged showing a physical confrontation between divers at a depth of 50 feet at a crowded reef in the Maldives.

Two Maldives divers were caught in an underwater brawl 50ft beneath the surface, with one man captured on camera trying to take the other's mask off. THIS is the terrifying moment two divers start a fistfight 50ft underwater in the Maldives, with one diver appearing to tear at the other's mask. The brawl started as off-duty dive instructor Xiao Du and a fellow friendly diver had been exploring the overcrowded Kuda Rah Thila dive site.

Daily Mail US reported the story as "Moment divers brawl 50ft down at overcrowded Maldives reef with one trying to pull off Chinese instructor's mouthpiece."

2 sources have covered this story, including Daily Mail US and The Sun US. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 hour ago.

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LEFTCENTERRIGHTfirst report+15m+1hThe Sun US (United States) · firstDaily Mail US (United States) · +12m

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