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Remains found in search for backpacker Eddie Gibson Human remains found in Cambodia 'not missing backpacker'
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Human remains have been found in Cambodia in the search for a backpacker from East Sussex who went missing in the country over 10 years ago. The family of a British backpacker who went missing in Cambodia 10 years ago have been told human remains which were found are reportedly not his.
Eddie Gibson, from Hove, disappeared while travelling in South East Asia in October 2004, when he was 19 years old. Eddie Gibson, from Hove, East Sussex, disappeared in October 2004, when he was 19 years old.
Now his family have been told that bones including a skull have been discovered near a lake in Poipet on the Cambodian border with Thailand. His family were initially told that bones, including a skull, discovered near a lake in Poipet on the Cambodia-Thailand border, could be his.
Mr Gibson's dental records are being sent to help with identification. But police in Cambodia have said the remains belong to an Asian person.
'Assembling the skeleton''Assembling the skeleton'
His father, Mike, said the family were now "waiting with bated breath" for confirmation on whether the remains were his son's. Eddie's family were phoned on Monday by a private investigator in Cambodia, who had been notified by police of the discovery.
He said: "We do hope it is Eddie so we can bring him home and bring an end to all this not knowing what has happened to him." His father, Mike, had said the family were "waiting with bated breath" for confirmation of whether the remains were his son.
The family were phoned on Monday by a private investigator in Cambodia, who had been notified by police of the discovery. Dental records were being sent to South East Asia to help with the identification process.
Mr Gibson added: "Over the last couple of days they have secured it as a crime scene and they have been able to get more bones, including a skull, and they are assembling the skeleton." But on Wednesday, the Cambodian Daily newspaper quoted provincial police chief Kheng Soum, who said: "After police carried out tests on the bones we concluded that they belong to an Asian person between 30 and 40 years old and that the time of death was about five years ago."
Not on boardNot on board
Mr Gibson said he was treating the information coming out of Cambodia with caution.
He added: "The information we were given contradicts what we have subsequently heard."
Sussex Police said they were aware of the find and were supporting the family.Sussex Police said they were aware of the find and were supporting the family.
Mr Gibson last made contact with his family on October 24 in an email, saying he was "really looking forward to coming home".Mr Gibson last made contact with his family on October 24 in an email, saying he was "really looking forward to coming home".
They went to meet him arrive in the UK from a flight that left Bangkok, Thailand, on 1 November, but he was not on board.They went to meet him arrive in the UK from a flight that left Bangkok, Thailand, on 1 November, but he was not on board.
The family believe Eddie was murdered on his way back from Phnom Penh.The family believe Eddie was murdered on his way back from Phnom Penh.
He was three weeks into a combined Asian and Pacific studies and international management course at Leeds University when he went travelling.He was three weeks into a combined Asian and Pacific studies and international management course at Leeds University when he went travelling.