Family devastated over death of beautiful Nora Quoirin
Nora, who had special needs, was found just over a mile away from the Dusun resort on Tuesday.
The 15-year-old, whose family have strong connections to Derry, had been on holiday with her family when she disappeared from her room on 4 August.
In a statement, her family thanked the 350 people who had been hunting for Nora in dense jungle near the resort.
They added: “Nora 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.
“The cruelty of her being taken away is unbearable. Our hearts are broken.”
Her cause of death has not yet been confirmed and Malaysian police said a post-mortem examination was under way.
Police said the teenager’s parents confirmed the body discovered by a search team was their daughter.
Mum Meabh with her much loved daughter Nora whose remains were found by a stream on Monday
Authorities have been treating her disappearance as a missing persons case, but her family have said they believe she may have been abducted.
Nora was born with holoprosencephaly, a disorder which affects brain development, and her family said she was “not independent and does not go anywhere alone”.
Area cordoned off on Monday after the discovery of Nora’s body by a stream in Dusun rainforest
Nora, her parents and her younger brother and sister arrived at the resort in a nature reserve near Seremban, about 39 miles south of Kuala Lumpur, on 3 August for a two-week stay.
