Four people went missing on Wednesday around noon in a dive near Tokong Sanggol, a small island southeast of Mersing. The team’s coach, Kristin Grondem, 35, from Norway, was rescued on Thursday. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Fishermen spotted Alexia Alexandra Molina, 18, from France, and Britain’s Adrian Peter Chesters, 46, around 1 p.m. (17:00 GMT on Friday) off the coast of Pengerang, a long way south of where they disappeared, Mersing District Police Chief Cyril told reporters Edward Nuing. “Both men… are reported to be in stable condition,” he said, adding that the maritime police had taken them to hospital. He declined to give further details about the rescue. Rescuers were searching for Chesters’s 14-year-old son, Dutch national Nathan Renche Chesters, Nuing said. Grodem told officials the team showed up about an hour after their dive on Wednesday, but could not find their boat. He was later separated from the others after being caught in strong currents. The pilot of the boat that took them to the dive site was arrested after he tested positive for drugs, police said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Rozanna Latiff. Edited by Robert Birsel Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
