British Diver Rescued Off Malaysia Says His Son Died at Sea

British Diver Rescued Off Malaysia Says His Son Died at Sea
Mersing district police chief Cyril Edward shows a picture of British man Adrian Peter Chesters, who was found safe after drifting at sea for two and a half days, during a press conference at Mersing, Johor, Malaysia, on April 9, 2022. Ebrahim Harris/Reuters
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MERSING, Malaysia—A Dutch teenager who disappeared after going diving off the coast of Malaysia is dead, according to his father who was found drifting at sea on Saturday, officials said.

Fourteen-year-old Nathan Renze Chesters and his British father Adrian Peter Chesters, 46, were in a group of four who went missing on Wednesday afternoon on a training dive near Tokong Sanggol, a small island off the southeastern town of Mersing.