Nora Quoirin: Police Expand Search For Missing Teenager In Malaysia

Police have expanded the search for a missing 15-year-old girl from London who disappeared while on holiday in Malaysia.

Nora Quoirin’s family say they discovered her missing from her bedroom on Sunday morning, with the window left open, and considered it a criminal matter.

She and her family were staying at the Dusan resort in a nature reserve near Seremban, 39 miles south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

The police said there were no initial signs of foul play, but more than 160 personnel are now searching for Nora, who has special needs, local media reported.

Those searching dense jungle and hilly terrain on foot and by helicopter include police, the fire and rescue services department, civil defence, and the forestry department, Malaysia’s The Star reports.

Sniffer dogs are also being used in the search for Nora, who is the daughter of an Irish-French couple who have lived in London for around 20 years.

State deputy police chief Che Zakaria Othman said local indigenous people – known as Orang Asli – are also helping with the search.

“We’ve got a platoon from the general operations force as well as a police canine team to look for Nora Anne,” he told The Star, adding that more personnel are expected to join the search.