Amelia Bambridge went missing on the island of Koh Rong, Cambodia, in the early hours of Thursday morning (Picture: PA – Bambridge Family)

Missing British backpacker Amelia Bambridge is seen wearing her purple floral shirt and stood by a campfire on the night she disappeared in Cambodia.

Pictures and video taken hours before she vanished from a beach party on the tourist island of Koh Rong show the gap-year student, 21, laughing and joking with friends.

The pictures have been released by Amelia’s desperate family as they flew out to the island to join the desperate search to find her.

Amelia has been missing for four days after attending a party on the paradise South-East Asia island on Wednesday night.


Police scuba divers and drones have been scouring Koh Rong and its surrounding waters in a bid to find the missing backpacker.



Her mother Linda Schultes, 52, has travelled to Cambodia from Worthing, West Sussex, and was yesterday briefed by police on the search.

Her brother Harry also arrived in the country on Sunday to assist the search for his sister.

It is believed Amelia left the beach party in the early hours of Thursday morning.

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Amelia seen stood by a campfire on the night she disappeared (Picture: Bambridge Family)

Her purple bag, containing belongings including her mobile phone, bank cards and a watch, were found a short time later on rocks at the beach – which was a 40 minute walk from Amelia’s hostel.

The alarm was raised when Amelia failed to return the following day and then missed a boat transfer back to the mainland which was due to leave on Saturday.

Her passport was still at her hostel, where she was due to check out of this weekend.

Islanders and other backpackers have joined police in combing the area

Amelia’s mother Linda spoke to the media on Saturday before flying to Cambodia and said: ‘This is very out of character, she is normally so organised.

‘I don’t know what to think.’

During a phone call with her younger sister, Georgie, on Wednesday, Amelia said her first solo trip was ‘doing so much for her confidence’ and she was having ‘the best time ever’.

Amelia’s sisters told Sky News they are hopeful she will return home (Picture: Sky News)

Amelia with sister Georgie who said she is like a twin (Picture: Sky News)

Georgie Bambridge told Sky News: ‘She said “everyone is so cool here” and couldn’t be happier.

‘She’s literally wanted to go travelling her whole life.

‘She has spent the past two years saving for it and spent the last year reading blogs of travellers, researching what she was going to do.

‘She knew everything and was living out her dream – she was happy.’

Ms Bambridge said her ‘role model’ sister ‘would never drink to excess’ and was ‘always in control’, adding: ‘She would always be looking out for me, it’s not like her to not look after herself.

‘I just don’t know what’s happened.’

The Lucie Blackman Trust, which helps families of missing people, said in a Facebook post that Amelia was last seen at a party on Police Beach.

She was wearing a lilac floral shirt and beige cycling shorts.

Amelia, from Worthing, was on a gap year trip in Cambodia (Picture: Bambridge family)

Police find the bag belonging to Amelia near the beach in Koh Rong (Picture: AFP)

Police said more than 150 people are helping in the search (Picture: AFP)

Amelia disappeared after a beach party on the tourist island in the early hours of Thursday morning (Picture: ViralPress)

In a Facebook post shortly after arriving in Cambodia last night, Amelia’s brother Harry said: ‘So I’ve landed in Cambodia, in a taxi to attempt to make the last ferry to the island which is a five hour taxi.



‘I’m totally overwhelmed with everyone’s support and I can’t thank you all enough.

‘I seriously believe there is still hope for her to be found alive.’

A police officer in Cambodia said 150 people are involved in the search for Amelia.

Chuon Narin said divers, police, navy personnel, local volunteers and tourists are involved in the effort.

He expressed guarded optimism that Bambridge might be found alive, telling The Associated Press that several foreign tourists have previously gone missing but were found safe after being lost in a jungle area.

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