Police search for missing British backpacker Amelia Bambridge in Cambodia
- 5 years ago
Police and volunteers join the search for missing British backpacker Amelia Bambridge on the island of Koh Rong, Cambodia, last Sunday (October 27).
Amelia, 21, disappeared after attending a beach party on the popular tourist island of Koh Rong, Cambodia.
Police, scuba divers, government officials and volunteers joined the search last Sunday for the missing tourist. They were also using a drone to scour the dense jungle and coastline.
Amelia's purple backpack was pictured on rocks close to the shore where it was found after she disappeared in the morning of October 24.
Police also revealed her belongings were still in the bag, while her passport was at the hostel, a 40-minute walk from the beach where she was last seen.
The items in her bag included a small purse, several packs of over-the-counter medication, her mobile phone, a phone charger, headphones, bank cards, a watch, a lighter, a pen, a tourist SIM card, a small padlock, a nail file and a key ring.
Her worried mother Linda Bambridge, 52, and other family members have flown out to the area.
Local officials joined with coast guards, police, divers and volunteers who live on the island to scour the area in search of Amelia.
Scuba divers searched the waters around the island, some 130 miles (210km) from the capital Phnom Penh.
Kouch Chamroeun, the Governor of Sihanoukville and General Thong Lim, Secretary General of the Cambodian Coastal Management and Development Committee, were pictured co-ordinating the search.
Amelia's sister, Georgie, said the family was in touch with police and trying to stay strong as concerns grew.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We are assisting the family of a British woman who has been reported missing in Cambodia and are in close contact with the Cambodian police."
Amelia, 21, disappeared after attending a beach party on the popular tourist island of Koh Rong, Cambodia.
Police, scuba divers, government officials and volunteers joined the search last Sunday for the missing tourist. They were also using a drone to scour the dense jungle and coastline.
Amelia's purple backpack was pictured on rocks close to the shore where it was found after she disappeared in the morning of October 24.
Police also revealed her belongings were still in the bag, while her passport was at the hostel, a 40-minute walk from the beach where she was last seen.
The items in her bag included a small purse, several packs of over-the-counter medication, her mobile phone, a phone charger, headphones, bank cards, a watch, a lighter, a pen, a tourist SIM card, a small padlock, a nail file and a key ring.
Her worried mother Linda Bambridge, 52, and other family members have flown out to the area.
Local officials joined with coast guards, police, divers and volunteers who live on the island to scour the area in search of Amelia.
Scuba divers searched the waters around the island, some 130 miles (210km) from the capital Phnom Penh.
Kouch Chamroeun, the Governor of Sihanoukville and General Thong Lim, Secretary General of the Cambodian Coastal Management and Development Committee, were pictured co-ordinating the search.
Amelia's sister, Georgie, said the family was in touch with police and trying to stay strong as concerns grew.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We are assisting the family of a British woman who has been reported missing in Cambodia and are in close contact with the Cambodian police."