The body of a 21-year-old British backpacker who disappeared in Cambodia about a week ago was discovered at sea more than 30 miles from where she vanished, according to new reports.
Amelia Bambridge never returned to the Nest Beach Club Hostel following a party about 40 minutes away at Police Beach in Koh Rong. She was last seen at the gathering early on Oct. 23.
Chuon Narin, the police chief of Preah Sihanouk province, confirmed that Bambridge was found dead, The Guardian reported Thursday.
“We found the body of the missing British woman,” Narin said, adding that the remains would be taken to nearby Sihanoukville.
Police declined to speculate on what happened to her, but earlier this week, Narin said she may have drowned, according to the report.
“I have had the most horrific confirmation that my sister Amelia Bambridge was found and she is no longer with us,” Bambridge’s sister Sharon Schultes posted to Facebook.
“It breaks my heart to let all my close family and friends know the horrendous outcome that we didn’t want. Now we have to get our Amelia back home to England so we can lay her beautiful soul to rest and to remember the wonderful life she lived. Thank you for all the support we’ve had. Please continue to do all you can so we can get all our family home with Amelia safely.”
Amelia Bambridge on a train in Berlin, Germany. in March 2019AMELIA BAMBRIDGE/HANNAH CLARKBrother Harry Bambridge also confirmed on Facebook that he identified the body.
“It’s my little sister Amelia,” he wrote, according to Metro UK. “There’s nothing more I wanted [than] to bring her back alive. I’m sorry to you Amelia Bambridge the round is on me when we meet again in heaven.”
Six men, all said to work at local bars and tourist destinations, were being questioned Tuesday about the 21-year-old’s disappearance — but all were found to be uninvolved and were released without charges, the outlet reported.
