A body was discovered by security personnel conducting the search and rescue operation for missing Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin, police sources said today.
However, the body remains unidentified at the moment.
Quoirin’s parents were brought to the site of the discovery at 4.17pm.
According to the police sources, the body was found fully intact.
A heavy police presence is occupying the area, with personnel from the K-9 unit, sexual crimes division, and forensics team present.
It was reported that the Lucie Blackman Trust has said the body is “likely” to be that of the 15-year-old.
State Police chief Mohammed Yusop said: “I can confirm a body has been found in the Betembum mountains. It is not in an accessible place”.
Forensic teams were seen leaving from Pantai police station to race to the scene, which has been sealed off. It is less than a kilometre from where Nora was last seen and is near a waterfall.
The UK Daily Mail reported that the body found was that of a white-skinned female and it was discovered by a member of the public.
Members of the Irish and French embassies were reportedly at the scene.
Earlier reports:
Aug 13, Search for Nora Enters 10th Day
Aug 13, Quoirin Family Offers RM50K Reward for Info on Nora
Aug 13, Police from England, France, Ireland Help in Probe into Missing Teen Case
Aug 11, SAR for Nora: Ops Team Gets Time Off for Aidiladha Prayers
Aug 10, SAR for Missing Irish Teen: Wet Weather Proves a Challenge for Search Teams
Aug 10, Nora Extremely Excited About Holiday in Malaysia
Aug 9, Missing Irish Teen: CID Team Checks Phone Logs, Email Exchanges Made from Resort
Aug 9, Footprints Believed to Be That of Nora’s Found
Aug 8, Police: Only Exit Used in Missing Irish Teen Case Was Glass Window
Aug 8, Police to Use Mum’s Voice to Draw out Missing Irish Teen in Day 5 of SAR
Aug 8, Quoirin Family Incensed at Media’s Overture
Aug 8, Crowdfund for Missing Irish Teen Hits £50,000 Target
Aug 7, Police Insist Missing Irish Teen Still in Jungle, but Orang Asli Community Claim Otherwise
Aug 7, Family Insists Irish Teen Was Taken
Aug 7, Search and Rescue for Irish Teen Extended to Surrounding Hills and Creeks
Aug 7, Stepping Up Searching for MissingIrish Teen
Aug 6, Search for Missing Irish Teen GoesDown to River
Aug 5, Negeri Sembilan Police in StatewideSearch for Missing 15-Year-Old Special Needs Irish Girl