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Sami Quadri

British diver rescued in Malaysia after more than two days at sea but search called off for ‘drowned’ son

Mersing district police chief Cyril Edward shows the pictures of British man Adrian Peter Chesters and French woman Alexia Alexandra Molina, who were found safe after drifting at sea for two and a half days.

(Picture: REUTERS)

A British man who went missing during a diving trip in Malaysia has been found alive after drifting at sea for more than two days but authorities have called off the search for his son.

Adrian Peter Chesters, 46, vanished while diving on Wednesday near Pulau Tokong Sanggol, a small island off the country’s southern coast with his son Nathan, 14, and a French diver.

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