The Maldivian rescue diver who died while searching for their bodies has also been named as Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee.
Shareef told the BBC that Mahdhee was part of a group of eight rescue divers who were trying to locate the bodies on Saturday.
“Eight rescue divers went into the water today. When they surfaced, they realised Mr Mahdhee didn’t come up,” the Maldivian government spokesman said.
The other divers immediately went into the water again and they found Mahdhee was unconscious.
An investigation is ongoing to establish the cause of the accident.
