Final victims recovered in Maldives cave diving tragedy - MSN
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This tragedy in a 60-metre Maldives cave reveals how Risk Homeostasis and the Dunning-Kruger Effect can turn expert confidence into fatal miscalculation in extreme environments.
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Theory Briefing
- Five Italians and a Maldivian rescue diver died in a 60-metre cave dive — the deadliest diving incident in Maldives history.
- Risk Homeostasis theory suggests divers may unconsciously take greater dangers as gear and training improve, eroding the safety margin.
- The deaths of trained rescue divers during recovery operations show how cascading risk can trap even experts in overconfidence spirals.