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Body Found Near Malaysian Resort Where Girl Disappeared

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   Search crews in Malaysia have found the body of a female near a jungle
   resort where a 15-year-old French-Irish girl went missing more than a
   week ago.

   Mohamad Mat Yusop, the police chief of Negeri Sembilan state, told
   reporters the body of a white female had been found about two
   kilometers from the Dusan resort, but would not confirm whether the
   body was that of Nora Anne Quoirin.

   The Lucie Blackman Trust, a charity that helps out Britons who are in
   crisis while traveling overseas, said in a statement "it sadly seems
   likely" the remains are those of Nora.

   The teenage girl, who has learning and physical disabilities, was
   reported missing a day after her family checked in at the resort,
   located about 70 kilometers from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Police
   classified her as a missing person, but her family suspected she had
   been kidnapped.

   More than 350 people joined in the search for Nora, backed by
   helicopters, drones, and sniffer dogs. Police from Britain, Ireland and
   France also came to Malaysia to assist in the search. Nora's mother is
   from Ireland and her father is a Frenchman, but the family has lived in
   Britain for several years.

   The girl's Irish-born mother announced a reward of nearly $12,000
   donated by a Belfast business Monday for any information that could
   lead to her daughter's discovery.

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