Six Cambodians questioned as search for missing British backpacker Amelia Bambridge continues

Nearly 200 army, navy and police personnel are scouring Cambodia’s Koh Rong island to find the British tourist, who was last seen on October 24

Six Cambodians, some of whom work in the island’s bars, are being questioned, as officials say there is ‘little hope’ she will be found alive

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Cambodian police search for missing British woman Amelia Bambridge in Koh Rong island in Sihanoukville province. Photo: AFP

Published: 3:35pm, 29 Oct 2019Updated: 8:36pm, 29 Oct 2019

Six Cambodians have been held for questioning in connection with the disappearance of a 21-year-old British woman who went missing on an island popular with backpackers, as police said on Tuesday that hopes of finding her alive were fading.

Nearly 200 army, navy and police personnel scoured Koh Rong island in southern Cambodia for a sixth day to find tourist Amelia Bambridge, who was last seen at a beach party on October 24.

A bag and phone were found where she was sighted on Police Beach, a late-night hang-out popular with travellers, with British media reporting the alarm was raised after she failed to check out of her hostel.

Six Cambodians, some of whom work in the island’s bars, have been taken to police headquarters in neighbouring coastal province Sihanoukville, a senior officer said on Tuesday.

Amelia Bambridge, 21, who went missing in Cambodia on October 24. Photo: AP

“They are being questioned,” provincial deputy police chief Nop Panha said. “We are not drawing any conclusions yet.”

But another senior police source said there was “little hope” that Bambridge will be found alive after a days-long hunt yielded few clues to her whereabouts.