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Police worried for survival of Irish girl missing in Malaysia

cde.news desk 11 August 2019, 06:30 · 1 min read

epa07763297 A Royal Malaysian Police officer hangs a flier of missing 15-year-old Nora Quoirin from London, to motorists in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, 09 August 2019. Nora disappeared while on a holiday with her family at The Dusun resort in a nature reserve near Seremban, 63 km south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her father raised the alarm when he discovered her missing from her bedroom on 04 August 2019. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL

Police in Malaysia said they were concerned about the survival of an Irish teenager who went missing on holiday as search efforts continued into their eighth day on Sunday.

In a statement police said they had narrowed the search area believing the girl could not have gone far, adding the search was focused on steep areas, shrubs and rocks as well as around the family’s holiday accommodation.

Search and rescue efforts involving more than 300 searchers thus far have not led to any clues, the police added.

Nora Anne Quoirin, a 15-year-old who has learning disabilities, was reported missing last Sunday, a day after her family had arrived at the Dusun resort in Seremban, about 70 km south of Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur.