NILAI: One week ago, 15-year-old Franco-Irish teenager, Nora Anne Quoirin went missing from a resort here and the search and rescue operation (SAR) team which also consist the special forces unit of the Royal Malaysian Police, the VAT 69 commandos, are still desperately searching for her.
A check by Bernama this morning found that the operation area was covered with thick mist hovering over the area which is surrounded by dense and hilly forests close to Mount Berembun.
For the past week, the weather conditions have been quite unpredictable after heavy rain in the past two days led to cloudy overcast skies until noon.
The wet meant memebrs of the SAR team treading wet and slippery ground.
Meanwhile, security assets were seen transporting SAR personnel into the search vicinity as early as 7am. The operation will continue until 4am the next morning.
As of yesterday, the number of SAR personnel stood at 261 and it is expected to be strengthened further with the involvement of a VAT 69 commando team and the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU).
Besides police, the SAR operation also involves personnel from the General Operations Force (PGA) 4th Battalion, Senoi Praaq unit from the PGA 3rd Battalion, Fire and Rescue Department, Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM), People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) and the state Forestry Department.
The Irish teenager with learning disability arrived with her family last on Aug 3, for a two-week holiday at a resort in Pantai, Seremban.
She was missing from her room at 8am on the following day. — Bernama
