Lydia O’Sullivan has been missing on the island of Fiji after travelling there from New Zealand

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A British woman has gone missing on the south Pacific island nation of Fiji. Lydia O’Sullivan, 23, has not been seen or heard from, for the past eight days.

Fiji police have set up a task force and released the following statement: “We have managed to confirm her last sighting in a hotel in the Western Division and that she already checked out, and as of today no missing person’s report has been lodged at any police station around Fiji.”

O’Sullivan, from Whitehaven, Cumbria, had been travelling for the past two years and was living and working in Auckland, New Zealand. It is believed she recently travelled from Auckland to Fiji.

Cumbria police said she usually messages family daily but has not been heard from since 28 February.

O’Sullivan is described as around 150cm with blue eyes, long brown hair and a petite build.

Cumbria constabulary is liaising with O’Sullivan’s family and agencies including the police in Fiji but asks anyone with any knowledge of her whereabouts to contact police immediately.

Fiji police have also urged the public to call Crime Stoppers with any information.