Dark side of honeymoon hotspot with 112 tourists killed in 'deathtrap' dives, drownings ... - The Sun
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When paradise is packaged and sold, risk gets hidden — this story reveals how tourism economics and normalcy bias keep deadly Maldives hotspots packed despite a trail of 112 deaths.
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Theory Briefing
- 112 tourists have died in the Maldives through dives and drownings, exposing a systematic underreporting of risk at luxury resorts.
- Safari boats openly allow tourists to hand-feed sharks, a normalized dangerous practice that illustrates how commercial incentives override safety signals.
- A haunting video from inside the so-called 'shark cave' where five divers died shows how availability bias lures travelers into underestimating real danger.