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2 European divers rescued in Indonesia, Dutch teenager dead

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities say two European divers have been rescued by fishermen but a third, a 14-year-old Dutch, had died, four days after they disappeared off a southern Malaysian island and drifted some 70 nautical miles. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency says Alexia Alexandra Molina, 18, of France and Adrian Peter Chesters, 46, of Britain were found early Saturday in neighboring Indonesian waters and taken to a hospital. Chesters’ Dutch son remained missing but Chesters told police that he had died because he was too weak. The Malaysian agency notified Indonesian authorities to continue searching for the body. The search operation in Malaysia has been called off. The three were diving with their Norwegian instructor. She was rescued on Thursday. 

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