Search for last missing diver called off, teen no longer in M’sian waters, say cops


MERSING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to find the last missing diver has been stopped after the authorities received information from fishermen who rescued the two victims earlier.

Mersing OCPD Supt Cyril Edward Nuing said that based on information given, the two divers, British national Adrian Peter Chesters, 46, and French national Alexia Alexandra Molina, 18, were found by Indonesian fishermen before being handed over to local authorities.

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