MERSING: Search and rescue operations to find the three missing scuba divers in the waters of Pulau Tokong Sanggol were halted on Friday (April 8) evening.
The mother of a French diver missing off the coast of Malaysia yesterday said that she is “hoping for the best” as the search for the teenager and two other Europeans entered a third day.
The trio disappeared along with their instructor on Wednesday after going diving off a southern island.
The Norwegian instructor, 35-year-old Kristine Grodem, was rescued alive on Thursday, and was admitted to hospital in a stable condition.
Officials have expressed hope the others will be found alive, as they had surfaced from a dive before going missing and are experienced divers.
Esther Molina, the mother of French 18-year-old Alexia Alexandra
Bangkok, Apr 7 (EFE).- Malaysian rescuers resumed Thursday an extensive search operation for a French and two British tourists who went missing during a diving trip a day ago. The searchers rescued a Norwegian diving instructor, Kristine Grodem, 35, said the authorities. Two helicopters and more than a dozen boats combed the waters off the …
MERSING, April 7 All scuba diving and snorkelling activities in Mersing waters have been ordered to stop immediately. Mersing district officer Mohammed Shakib Ali said stern action will be taken against those who defy the order. “All resort, chalet and tourist, island-hop boats and diving.