Missing British divers found alive in Indonesian waters
Three British scuba divers reported missing off coast of Bali
Saturday, 07, Jun 2008 09:38
Three Britons and two other divers, who had been reported missing during a trip in Indonesia, have been found alive.
All five people had been declared missing on Thursday after they failed to return from a diving mission in the Komodo national park in the Nusa Tenggara islands, 300 miles east of Bali.
The two other divers, hailing from France and Sweden, were also among those found.
Yesterday, the Foreign Office confirmed that British divers Kathleen Mitchinson, Charlotte Allin and James Manning and two other Europeans were missing.
Today morning, Ernest Leandowski, the husband of Kathleen Mitchinson - the group leader of the diving mission - said they had been found alive.
Mr Leandowski said: "They have been found, they are alive and they are now on their way to get medical assistance. That is all I can say at this stage as I have not yet spoken to my wife."
Dave Allin, father of diver Charlotte Allin, said he was delighted to hear that his daughter had been found.
He said: "We know that they have been found. It is fantastic news. It has been a very long night.
"I haven't spoken to Charlotte yet and we don't know what their medical condition is - they have been floating out there for two days. We are still waiting for news of how they are," he added.
The Komodo national park is one of the largest protected marine-sea zones on the planet.