The postmortem on the body of teenager Nora Quoirin has been delayed as no cause of has been established yet.
At a press conference on Wednesday, the deputy police chief for Negeri Sembilan, Che Zakaria Othman, said police would brief the press on Thursday.
One of the volunteers who discovered Nora’s body said she was found with her head resting on her hands and looked like she was asleep.
Sean Yeap, a searcher who found Nora, questioned whether she had become lost in another part of the jungle and wandered to the river for a drink before collapsing.
But we all knew she was dead.
It was very sad and two women in the group did not want to come close and they started crying.
I think maybe she was elsewhere and walked to the stream perhaps to drink some water.
The place where she was found is not easy to find. I wonder if she had been following the stream as there were no footprints which means she could have been walking in the water as it was not very deep.
A statement issued by Nora’s family said: ‘We would like to thank all the people that have been searching for Nóra and trying their best to find her.
‘We thank the local people here and those far and wide for their prayers and support at this time. Nóra has brought people together, especially from France, Ireland, Britain and Malaysia, united in their love and support for her and her family.
‘She has truly touched the whole world. To all our friends and family at home, we can’t thank you enough for all your love.
‘Nóra is at the heart of our family. She is the truest, most precious girl and we love her infinitely. The cruelty of her being taken away is unbearable. Our hearts are broken. We will always love our Nóra.’