Rescued Brit dad ‘says son, 14, died in Malaysia diving trip after drugged-up captain abandoned them in the water’

A RESCUED Brit dad has said his teen son died during a diving trip in Malaysia after their drugged-up captain abandoned them in the water. Adrian Peter Chesters, 46, told police his 14-year-old son, Nathen, was “too weak” to survive after they were abandoned on Wednesday. Nathen, 14, was ‘too weak’ to surviveYoutube / Berita Harian Online Adrian Chesters, 46, confirmed his son’s death when he was rescued by Malaysian crews APChesters and another diver were found off the coast of Malaysia early Saturday morning[/caption] The Brit engineer and French woman Alexia Alexandra Molina, 18, were spotted drifting in the waters off Pengerang in the early hours of Saturday morning. A third person, Kristine Grodem, 35, from Norway, was rescued on Thursday some 22 nautical miles from the dive site after being separated from the others by strong currents. Nathen’s body has not yet been recovered but his death was confirmed dead by his dad, according to a statement from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. Police said Indonesian authorities would take over the search for the missing teen’s body. MORE ON MIRACLE RESCUES TO THE RESCUE Hero dad pulls entire family of six from sea before giving life-saving CPR PLUCKED TO SAFETY Miracle as boy, 1, is rescued after TWO DAYS trapped 60ft down well “We believe there is a high likelihood that he is no longer in Malaysian waters based on the movement of sea currents, as well as the time and location where the other victims were found,” Mersing district police chief Cyril Nuing told reporters. Chesters and his teen son were among a group of four abandoned by their boat captain during a training exercise three days ago. Fishermen spotted Chesters and Molina drifting in Malaysian waters at 1am local time on Saturday. They were rushed to hospital by marine police and are said to be in a “stable condition”. Cops arrested the boat operator after he tested positive for being on meth. Most read in The Sun LOCKDOWN WARNING England could go into lockdown AGAIN if deadly Covid variants take hold POSH SPLICE Inside Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's £3m 'double wedding' of the decade IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE Katie Price, pull yourself together for your kids, says Piers Morgan LETTING LOOSE Loose Women reveal new panellist as Dancing On Ice star joins in ITV shake-up SPAIN PAIN I've lost £300 on Ryanair flights after Spain reversed their travel rules FINAL POINT Richard Osman QUITS Pointless after 13 years on BBC quiz for new career A huge rescue mission was launched to track down the deserted Brit and his teen son. Grodem – who was the diving instructor – was airlifted to hospital and is in a stable condition after spending a terrifying night in the sea, police confirmed. According to authorities, the four had been in the water for 40 minutes when they “failed to return after undergoing a diving exercise”. Divers, helicopters, vessels, and over 90 officials have scoured the sea to locate the missing trio. Nuing said the divers could not see their boat when they resurfaced and ended up drifting in strong currents.  He explained: “The instructor tried to keep all of them together but they got separated.” Dad Adrian, from Sheffield, had only recently moved his family to Malaysia after rising the ranks through Shell. He had worked as the senior engineer behind the company’s extremely successful Appomattox rig in the Gulf of Mexico. A spokesperson for the Foreign Office has confirmed it remains in contact with Malaysian authorities regarding the Brit. A hunt involving boats from the coastguard, the police, and the fisheries department kicked off on Wednesday at 2.45pm (6.45am GMT). Read More on The Sun POSH SPLICE Inside Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's £3m 'double wedding' of the decade LOCKDOWN WARNING England could go into lockdown AGAIN if deadly Covid variants take hold Senior coastguard official Nurul Hizam Zakaria said the group had disappeared during a training exercise in Pulau Tokong Sanggol – a small island around nine nautical miles from Tanjung Leman, Mersing. The area is popular with tourists as it has resorts dotted along the coast and on nearby islands. ReutersMalaysian rescuers are expanding their search further south into Indonesia and Singapore[/caption] AFPRescuers launched a full-scale search operation[/caption]