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| British backpacker Amelia Bambridge missing on Cambodian island | British backpacker Amelia Bambridge missing on Cambodian island |
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| A British student who disappeared after a party on a Cambodian island has been reported missing. | A British student who disappeared after a party on a Cambodian island has been reported missing. |
| Amelia Bambridge, 21, was last seen in the backpacker resort of Koh Rong on Wednesday. | Amelia Bambridge, 21, was last seen in the backpacker resort of Koh Rong on Wednesday. |
| Members of her family, from Worthing, Sussex, flew from the UK to Cambodia where searches of the sea, beaches and jungle have begun. | |
| Ms Bambridge's sister Georgie said the family was in touch with police and trying to stay strong as concerns grew. | Ms Bambridge's sister Georgie said the family was in touch with police and trying to stay strong as concerns grew. |
| Friends reported Amelia's "out of character" disappearance after her belongings were found on a beach. | Friends reported Amelia's "out of character" disappearance after her belongings were found on a beach. |
| Ryan Harris said "alarm bells started" when she could not be found after the party. | Ryan Harris said "alarm bells started" when she could not be found after the party. |
| "She always sticks with the group. She never wanders off on her own," he said. | "She always sticks with the group. She never wanders off on her own," he said. |
| 'Whole island's looking' | 'Whole island's looking' |
| Mr Harris said Koh Rong was "quite a small island" which someone could walk around in two or three hours. | Mr Harris said Koh Rong was "quite a small island" which someone could walk around in two or three hours. |
| "You might lose your friend after a night out but you'll see them in 20 minutes or you might see them the next morning," he said. | "You might lose your friend after a night out but you'll see them in 20 minutes or you might see them the next morning," he said. |
| Mr Harris, who said he was on a neighbouring island with another group at the time of the party, said volunteers had come together to search for his friend. | Mr Harris, who said he was on a neighbouring island with another group at the time of the party, said volunteers had come together to search for his friend. |
| "People are diving. People are checking the jungles and the beaches," he said. | "People are diving. People are checking the jungles and the beaches," he said. |
| "Police sent three search teams out, so they're helping as well. It's a whole island thing now. Everyone's looking." | "Police sent three search teams out, so they're helping as well. It's a whole island thing now. Everyone's looking." |
| Georgie Bambridge said relatives were distraught by her sister's disappearance. | Georgie Bambridge said relatives were distraught by her sister's disappearance. |
| "She is such a big part of this family," she said. | "She is such a big part of this family," she said. |
| "We need to be strong and we are trying to be really positive, but it's the unknown." | "We need to be strong and we are trying to be really positive, but it's the unknown." |
| A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We are assisting the family of a British woman who has been reported missing in Cambodia and are in close contact with the Cambodian police." | A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We are assisting the family of a British woman who has been reported missing in Cambodia and are in close contact with the Cambodian police." |
| The Lucie Blackman Trust, which supports the families of missing people overseas, has put out an appeal on Facebook. | The Lucie Blackman Trust, which supports the families of missing people overseas, has put out an appeal on Facebook. |
| The charity said Ms Bambridge was last seen at Police Beach where she attended a party in the early hours of 23 October, but had not returned to the Nest Beach Club Hostel where she was staying, and there were serious concerns for her welfare. | The charity said Ms Bambridge was last seen at Police Beach where she attended a party in the early hours of 23 October, but had not returned to the Nest Beach Club Hostel where she was staying, and there were serious concerns for her welfare. |