Rescued British man ‘says son died on Malaysia diving trip’

A British man and a French woman who disappeared during a dive last week were rescued by fishermen (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/AP)

The search for a 14-year-old Dutch boy who went missing during a dive in Malaysia has been called off after his rescued British father said he drowned after becoming too weak, authorities said.

Adrian Chesters, 46, and Alexia Molina, 18, from France, were found by fishermen four days after they disappeared off a southern Malaysian island and drifted some 100km away.