Body found in Malaysian rainforest is that of missing teen Nora Quoirin, family confirms
- The body was found in a stream about 2.5km from the rainforest resort in Malaysia that she disappeared from
- The Franco-Irish teenager was positively identified by her parents
The body found in Malaysia on Tuesday after a massive search is that of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin, who disappeared 10 days ago from a rainforest resort, police said.
“The family has confirmed it is the body of Nora,” Mohamad Mat Yusop, police chief of Negeri Sembilan state, said.
The 15-year-old went missing on August 4, a day after checking into the resort with her London-based family. They suspected she was abducted but Malaysian police classified it as a missing person case.
The body was found in a small stream in a ravine about 2.5km from the resort, Malaysia’s deputy national police chief Mazlan Mansor said. It was transported by helicopter to a nearby hospital, where her parents positively identified her.
The body was unclothed but he declined to reveal if it had any injuries. Mazlan said it was still being treated as a missing person case.
A post-mortem will be conducted Wednesday morning, he said.
More than 350 people were deployed to hunt through dense jungle next to the Dusun Resort, not far from Kuala Lumpur, backed by helicopters, drones, sniffer dogs and divers.