Family joins Cambodia search for British backpacker Amelia Bambridge

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The father and brother of a British student who disappeared after a beach party on a Cambodian island have arrived to join searches for her. Amelia Bambridge, 21, from Worthing, who was on her gap year, was last seen in the resort of Koh Rong on Wednesday, but did not return to her hostel.

Her mother Linda is also on her way to the island, where divers and drones are being used to find Ms Bambridge. Sussex Police said they were supporting the family. On Sunday, Ms Bambridge’s sister Georgie said her father and brother had arrived on Koh Rong late at night when searches had halted overnight.

“They’ll join the police and start searching tomorrow,” she said. “There was a search today, with the number of people up to 90, and they are using divers and drones.”

She said her mother had arrived in Cambodia and was hoping to get a ferry to the island first thing on Monday. She and Ms Bambridge’s two other sisters have remained in the UK where they were working to raise money for extra searches and trying to spread awareness of the family’s plight, she added.(BBC)…[+]