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| Missing Nora Quoirin: Body found in Malaysia search | |
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| A body has been found in the search for a vulnerable 15-year-old girl who went missing in Malaysia. | A body has been found in the search for a vulnerable 15-year-old girl who went missing in Malaysia. |
| Nora Quoirin, who has special needs, disappeared from her room at the Dusun resort on 4 August. | |
| Malaysian police confirmed rescuers had found a body on Tuesday near where Nora was reported missing. | Malaysian police confirmed rescuers had found a body on Tuesday near where Nora was reported missing. |
| Missing persons charity the Lucie Blackman Trust said the body had not been identified but was "likely" to be the teenager, from London. | Missing persons charity the Lucie Blackman Trust said the body had not been identified but was "likely" to be the teenager, from London. |
| About 350 people had been searching for Nora in dense jungle near the resort. | About 350 people had been searching for Nora in dense jungle near the resort. |
| BBC correspondent Howard Johnson said the body had been found just over a mile (2km) away from the Dusun. | |
| State police chief Mohamad Mat Yusop said officials were in the process of determining whether the body, of a Caucasian female, was Nora. | |
| Authorities have been treating Nora's disappearance as a missing persons case, but her family have said they believe she may have been abducted. | |
| Nora was born with holoprosencephaly, a disorder which affects brain development, and her family said she was "not independent and does not go anywhere alone". | |
| On Monday, her parents Meabh and Sebastien, a French-Irish couple who have lived in London for 20 years, put up a 50,000 Malaysian ringgit (£10,000 reward) for help to find her. | |
| While announcing the reward, they described the 15-year-old as being "so precious to us", adding their "hearts are breaking". | While announcing the reward, they described the 15-year-old as being "so precious to us", adding their "hearts are breaking". |
| Investigators previously said they had not ruled out a "criminal element" in the teenager's disappearance. | |
| Search teams were assisted by local Orang Asli people, who have knowledge of the jungle terrain, while two shamans also joined the operation. | |
| The National Crime Agency (NCA), the Met Police, Irish and French police have also been providing support to Malaysian authorities. | |
| Nora Quoirin disappearance: Timeline | |
| 3 August: The Quoirins arrive at the Dusun forest eco-resort | |
| 4 August: Nora Quoirin disappears from her room at the resort | |
| 5 August: The Lucie Blackman Trust says Malaysian police are treating Nora's disappearance as a potential abduction, but officers deny any foul play is involved | |
| 6 August: Nora's family say they believe she has been abducted | |
| 11 August;: Malaysian police set up a hotline dedicated to receiving information about teenager | |
| 12 August: A reward of £10,000 - donated by an anonymous Belfast business - is made available for information leading to Nora's safe return | |
| 13 August: A body is found in the search for Nora |