FIND NORA

Nora Quoirin cops probe sighting of ‘white woman’ swimming in Malaysian jungle river – as scent found by sniffer dogs mysteriously vanishes

A "WHITE woman" has reportedly been seen swimming in a Malaysian jungle river where cops are searching for missing Brit Nora Quoirin.

Sniffer dogs trying to track down the 15-year-old London girl initially picked up her scent within 4,000 feet of the remote resort she disappeared from at the weekend, but there's no trace of her beyond that range, say police.

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Police are still searching for Nora Quoirin in Malaysia, missing for three days nowCredit: PA:Press Association
page to raise money to fund the search.

It says: "Her parents and our families in Ireland and France are distraught by her disappearance.

"Nora is a child with special needs... which make her especially vulnerable and we fear for her safety.

"Nora would not know how to get help and would never leave her family voluntarily.

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"Local police now consider this a criminal matter and are treating it as an abduction."

The total raised has surpassed the £6,000 target, with donors giving nearly £23,000 to help find her.

The family are convinced it is a criminal matter but local police initially said there were no signs of foul play.

However they later revised their opinion saying that Nora had been “taken” but not “abducted”.

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A typical room at The Dusun Hotel, where Nora vanishedCredit: The Dusun

RESORT STAFF 'PRAYING HARD'

Haanim Bamadhaj, a resort spokesman, said the Dusun management is baffled by Nora's disappearance.

Resort staff and even some guests had earlier joined in the search.

She said: "Our resort has been operating for 10 years and we have never even been robbed. We are doing our very best and praying hard."

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Following Nora's disappearance, she said some guests had cancelled their bookings and that the resort had provided full refunds. Access to the site has been blocked due to the search operation.

Villagers who joined in the search expressed concern over the missing girl's fate.

Bali anak Akau said: "This particular jungle, for outsiders, they don't know how to navigate, they get lost. Natives like me, we are used to this jungle."

A member of staff at the hotel told The Sun Online there is "no way of knowing" if the window was opened from the outside or the inside of Nora's room. The area is not covered by CCTV.

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Nora Quoirin, right, with mum Meabh. The teenager's disappearance is not being treated as an abduction cops sayCredit: PA:Press Association
A picture of Nora plastered on the wall of a local primary schoolCredit: EPA
Members of General Operations Force work at a temporary operation shelter near The Dusun resort where the family were stayingCredit: AP:Associated Press
A helicopter buzzes over head as the search for Nora intensifiesCredit: EPA
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'TRIP OF A LIFETIME'

The teen arrived on Saturday with her parents and two siblings at Dunsun - in a nature reserve near Seremban, 39 miles south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

It was the start of a two-week "trip of a lifetime" with her mum, dad and two siblings, a family friend said.

Nora's mum Meabh is originally from Belfast while her father is French - with her parents having lived in London for around 20 years.

Matthew Searle, CEO of the Lucie Blackman Trust, said: "This is a very vulnerable young girl missing in a remote location.

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This is a very vulnerable young girl missing in a remote location

Matthew Searle, Lucie Blackman Trust

 

 

"She has been missing for over 24 hours now, and it is imperative that every resource available is deployed to search for her.

"It is possible she has been seen or taken in by somebody and is unable to communicate, so we urge everyone who can to share our appeal poster and social media appeals.

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"Sadly it is also possible that Nóra has been the victim of serious crime – we urge anyone with any information to come forward."

REMOTE RESERVE

The Dusun is a 12-acre orchard resort next to the Berembun Forest Reserve - 4,000 acres of protected virgin forest rising to 3,900 feet.

The forest has wild boar, deer, giant millipedes, monkeys and leeches, according to the resort's website.

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There are two small villages near the resort where the majority of residents work in farming of the local land.

Nora is understood to have been travelling on an Irish passport.

A spokesman for Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs said: "We are aware of the case and providing consular assistance."

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The family has set up an email address where information can be passed on at findnoraq@gmail.com.

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The LBT has also provided a hotline and email address for information.

People can remain anonymous and can call +448000988485 or email ops@lbtrust.org.

Police searched The Dusun resortCredit: Reuters
Cops deny they are treating Nora's disappearance as an abductionCredit: EPA
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Around 200 officers are believed to be involved in the searchCredit: Reuters
 Irish flautist Aisling Agnew said that her niece has gone missing in MalaysiaCredit: Twitter/@AislingAgnew


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