Mersing police believe good chance of finding three more foreign divers safe
MERSING, April 7 — The chances of finding three more missing foreign divers alive and safe in the waters of Pulau Tokong Sanggol here are high, said Mersing district police chief Supt Cyril Edward Nuing.
“Therefore, we believe the chance for us to find them alive is very good based on their experience and with diving equipment and supplies on them,” he told reporters at the search and rescue operation forward base at the Mersing district council public jetty here today. Cyril said according to Grodem, all four divers made the first dive for 45 minutes before emerging on the surface.
“The coach was found drifting on the surface of the sea with diving equipment intact from noon yesterday before being rescued,” Cyril added.
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