North Lombok, March 24 -- A joint search and rescue team has recovered the body of British diver Robert Peter, 46, who was reported missing in the waters off Gili Air, West Nusa Tenggara Province, on Tuesday.

"The victim was found dead by the SAR team this afternoon," Coordinator of the Bangsal I SAR Alert Unit I Gusti Komang Aryadana in North Lombok.

Peter's body was discovered at 1:20 p.m. at a depth of around 12 meters, close to the site of his initial dive.

Despite emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by medical staff at 1:33 p.m., he could not be revived.

Aryadana credited the swift discovery to coordinated efforts involving the Bangsal SAR Alert Unit, the NTB Regional Water Police, the IX Udayana Military Comm...