Adrian Chesters, 46, and Alexia Molina, 18, were found in waters near Indonesia’s border early Saturday and were taken to hospital, the Malaysian Navy said in a statement. The two were in stable condition, police told local media. But Chesters told police that his 14-year-old son, Neon Chesters, had died because he was too weak, the agency said in a statement. His body has not yet been recovered and Indonesian authorities are still searching for the body, but the search operation in Malaysia has been postponed. Mr Chesters and Ms Molina were found 16 nautical miles (30km) north of Indonesia’s Bintan Island, about 70 nautical miles (100km) from the site reported missing on Wednesday, police chief said. of Mersing Cyril Edward Nuing. The three of them dived with their Norwegian instructor, Kristine Grodem, on Wednesday in waters about 15 meters deep on an island off the city of Mersing in the southern state of Johor. Grodem, 35, was rescued from a tug on Thursday. He said the four of them came to the surface safely on Wednesday afternoon, but were later removed from the boat and separated by a strong current. Grodem provided training for the other three, who were trying to obtain advanced diving licenses, shipping officials said. The master of the boat has been arrested for further investigation and diving activities off Mersing have been suspended. There are many islands outside the city that are popular diving spots for locals and tourists alike. Malaysia’s borders reopened to foreigners on April 1 after being closed for more than two years during the Covid-19 pandemic.
