WORTHING, UK. (THECOUNT) — The body of Amelia Bambridge, the British backpacker gone missing since last Thursday morning after leaving a beach party on the tourist island of Koh Rong, has been located, according to reports.
Bambridge, 21, has been found at sea more than 30 miles from where she disappeared, according to Cambodian police.
|
Advertisement |
The gap year student from Worthing, West Sussex, was found floating in the sea near the Thai border, police told AFP.
Chuon Narin, police chief of Preah Sihanouk province, said: “We found the body of the missing British woman,” adding it would be taken to nearby Sihanoukville and refusing to speculate on the cause of her death.
The Facebook page of the Cambodia’s deputy naval chief also confirmed the discovery, according to TheGuardian.
Local police had previously suspected that the backpacker might have drowned, and they had been focusing their search on the coast and sea after Amelia’s backpack – containing her purse, phone and bank cards – was found on the beach near where she was last seen.
Members of her family had travelled to the island to assist in the search.
When Bambridge failed to check out of her hostel that day, a search operation involving more than 100 members of the police, army, navy and Bambridge’s relatives commenced.
Six men were questioned by local police on Wednesday in connection with the young woman’s disappearance.
DEVELOPING::
Geo quick facts: Worthing is a large seaside town in England, and district with borough status in West Sussex. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, 10 miles west of Brighton, and 18 miles east of the county town of Chichester – Wikipedia.