Family's hope for missing Briton

There has been no sign of Jeremy Hoyland despite extensive searches

The wife of a South Yorkshire man who went missing in Indonesia two weeks ago says she believes he is still alive.

Jeremy Hoyland, 41, of Penistone, travelled to the island to act as a race official in the Asian Beach Games.

The father-of-two has not been seen since going out on a water bike ride to Nusa Lembongan islet on 27 October.

His wife Jacqui told BBC News: "I have got a gut instinct that Jeremy will survive. He understands the water and he knows jet skiing."

She said: "He's got the sense to roll the ski over and hang on to the ski. He's got all his safety equipment with him.

"We haven't found any wreckage, which is a good sign that hopefully they are still together."

'Tough guy'

Mrs Hoyland said there were "hundreds" of islands in the area without inhabitants and the family were trying to spread the word about her husband's disappearance.

She said: "Other people have gone missing and there's evidence that people have survived for up to five weeks on those islands and all we want is some help for people to look for Jeremy and help to return him back home."

Mrs Hoyland and her family are now funding the search in Bali

Mrs Hoyland said the official search for her husband had been scaled down and the family were paying for people to keep looking.

"We have been very lucky because there's been a lot of money raised but basically myself and Jeremy's brother have been putting money into getting people out there looking, getting helicopters off the ground, creating leaflets and dropping leaflets in remote villages and on fishing boats in the sea.

"I know Jeremy better than most people and Jeremy is a big, strong, tough guy. If he has got a chance then he will be surviving somewhere."

Mrs Hoyland has offered a reward of $10,000 (£6,380) for her husband's safe return.