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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T12:12:50.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe Foreign Office has issued an urgent travel warning to Britons travelling to the Maldives over the risk of fatal shark attacks.\n\nThe fresh alert, issued this afternoon, warns travellers to be aware of the risks involved when partaking in diving safaris.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe updated notice reads: \"Diving safaris are available and may include opportunities to see sharks.\n\n\"Be aware of the potential risks as accidents can occur and, in rare cases, may be fatal.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"It adds: Many resort islands are more than an hour away from the nearest hyperbaric chamber.\n\n\"Make sure you understand how your dive operator would get you to one of the three chambers in the islands.\"\n\nThe fresh warning appears alongside more general advice about swimming safety under \"outdoor activities and adventure tourism\".\n\nThe Foreign Office also provides warnings on transport risks, terrorism, crime, laws and cultural differences in the region.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nJust last month, a Spanish newlywed was left fighting for life after a horrific shark attack in the region.\n\nThe man, from Alicante, suffered catastrophic injuries when he was viciously bitten while swimming off Kooddoo island in the Gaafu Alif Atoll.\n\nSurgeons were forced to amputate his leg following severe blood loss.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:\n\n\n\n\n  * UK holidaymakers warned about flying to Caribbean\n  * Every country Foreign Office says 'don't travel' to in 2026\n  * Britons issued travel warning for 16 countries\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe couple had travelled to the Indian Ocean destination for their honeymoon.\n\nThe victim is believed to have entered the water as part of a group at a popular swimming spot.\n\nIt is thought that a bull shark was responsible.\n\nThe country, comprised of around 1,200 coral islands, is home to at least 30 species of shark.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAccording to figures published by Maldivian authorities, 112 tourists have died in marine incidents in the archipelagic country since 2020.\n\nThe tiny South Asian nation has seen an influx of tourists in recent years.\n\nMore than two million flock to its shores in 2024 alone.\n\nIt is also a popular holiday destination among Britons, with an estimated 180,000 travelling there every year.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Britons issued travel warning for major tourist hotspot over risk of fatal shark attacks"
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