JAKARTA , Indonesia ( CNN ) -- Five Europeans rescued Saturday after an Indonesia diving trip went wrong had to fight off a Komodo dragon while they were waiting to be found , according to reports . Rescued diver Kath Mitchinso embraces fellow diver Ernest Lewandowsky as they arrive on Flores island . The group was found at Mantaolan , on the island of Rinca off the Komodo National Park , after going missing Thursday . The divers -- three Britons , a Frenchman and a Swede -- spent two nights on the deserted island , which is home to the large Komodo dragon , before rangers found them Saturday . Frenchman Laurent Pinel , 31 , said the group had to fight off one dragon with rocks and scavenged for shellfish as they waited to be rescued , Britain 's Daily Telegraph newspaper reported . `` On the beach a Komodo dragon came amongst us [ Friday ] afternoon , '' Pinel said , describing how the group had to pelt the dangerous reptile with rocks to scare it away . `` We had nothing to eat . We ate some kind of mussels scraped from the rocks , '' Pinel told the newspaper . The husband of one of the other divers said he was told they were in good condition , although dehydrated . `` I 'm just so relieved , '' said Mats Kohler , husband of Helena Neva Lainen . They are both from Sweden . An official said they were being taken to a hospital for examination . Searchers using boats located the missing divers at 11 a.m. Saturday ( 11 p.m . ET Friday ) , the official said . They arrived at a hospital in Labuan Bajo , on the western tip of the island of Flores , about two hours later , an official said . Watch a report on the discovery of the missing group » . They were one of two groups of divers who entered the water off Komodo National Park on Thursday and were supposed to be gone for an hour , said an employee of the dive company , Reef Seekers . The second group came back after the hour passed , but the first group failed to resurface , she said . Earlier , an official with the Komodo Divers Association said the group that returned comprised six snorkelers . Among those who went missing was one of the owners of the dive company , Kathleen Mitchinson , the employee said . The seas that the divers were in are known to be dangerous because of their strong tides , and that 's one theory being investigated in the divers ' disappearance , the employee said .
Three European divers battled Komodo dragon before rescue . Group landed at Timor , on the island of Timor off Komodo National Park . Missing divers included two Britons , one Frenchwoman and a Swede .