"The family confirmed that it was Nora's body," said Mat Yusop, chief of the Negeri Sembilan State Police in southern Malaysia. Nora Quoirin, suffering from a slight mental handicap, had disappeared during the night of August 3 to 4, when she had just arrived with her family for a vacation in the Dusun Resort, located about 70 km to the south. from Kuala Lumpur, near Seremban.

More than 350 people had been mobilized to participate in research in the nearby jungle, supported by helicopters, drones, dogs and divers. The voice of the girl's mother was broadcast by megaphone and shamans even practiced rituals Monday to try to locate the teenager.

The investigation focuses on fingerprints found on the window open the night of the disappearance, as well as testimonies of villagers who would have heard an early morning truck. An autopsy must now be performed to determine the circumstances of Nora's death.