Search for Nora Anne continues into day six

NILAI, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- It has been 120 hours and 15-year-old Franco-Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin, who went missing from The Dusun Resort here since Sunday, is still not found.

As the search and rescue (SAR) efforts enters its sixth day today, the SAR teams will have to face an uphill battle due to change in weather conditions following heavy rains for the past two days.

A check by Bernama this morning, found cloudy skies and thick fog hovering over the area surrounding the resort.

Vehicles travelling from Pantai town towards the area also encountered problems as uprooted trees were blocking their paths. However the fallen trees were immediately removed by villagers. 

As early as 7am, journalists from the local and international media were already gathered at the area to keep up with the latest news on the search operations.

Meanwhile, security assets were seen transporting personnel into the search vicinity from early in the morning.

Over 250 personnel from various agencies including the police, General Operations Force (PGA) 4th Semenyih Battalion and Senoi Praaq unit from PGA 3rd Battalion, state Fire and Rescue Department, Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM), Malaysian Volunteers Corps Department (RELA)and  state Forestry Department are involved in the SAR operations.

Nora Anne arrived at the resort with her parents from London on Saturday for a two-week vacation. 

The special needs teenager was discovered missing from her room at 8am the following day.

-- BERNAMA