Shamans have been performing spirit summoning rituals in a bid to find missing British teenager Nora Quoirin.
The 15-year-old girl from London has been missing since Sunday, August 4 after disappearing from a jungle resort in Malaysia.
Now cadaver dogs trained to smell death and spiritual shamans have been used to assist the team of 350 search and rescue personnel.
One of the shamans says he believes the schoolgirl was abducted by a ‘genie’ who was attracted to her because she has special needs.
Nora’s Irish mum and French father have been given more than £100,000 to help find their daughter, who has learning difficulties and a brain condition called holoprosencephaly.
They say she is ‘especially vulnerable’ and believe she was abducted, after her father Sebastien found her missing from her room with the window open.
The family say it is unlike her to wander off, as Malaysian authorities suspect she has.
But Malaysian police have not ruled out the possibility she was kidnapped.
As search teams combed the hilly jungle terrain, five shamans performed a ritual in the forest.
In a video, shaman Khalis Mohammad says he believes the girl was lured by a genie, who had chosen Nora to be his step-child.
Who is Coronation Street actress Alison King as she gets engaged to partner?He vowed to persuade the spirit to return her but warned they would ask for something return.
He added: ‘That will be between me and them. Most important now, the child will be released.’
The shamans fell into a trance earlier today as they summoned spirits who they believe can help with the rescue mission.
Authorities from Britain, Ireland and France have all joined the search, including Scotland Yard and the National crime Agency.
Irish hostage and kidnap specialists are also at the ready in case they are needed.
Police have interviewed known paedophiles and other criminals in the area and have visited the homes of at least 30 people.
Drones and helicopters with thermal image cameras have been used, as well Malaysia’s elite VAT 69 commando unit.
Rescuers have also played a voice recording of Nora’s mother Meabh in the hope she will respond.
Over the weekend it was revealed the search radius in southern Negeri Sembilan state will be reduced from 12km to 4km, so personnel can concentrate on a more focused area.
Authorities said they found footprints, which could belong to Nora, who was believed to be barefoot when she disappeared.
Nora’s parents, who have lived in London for 20 years, thanked everyone who has tried to help in an emotional public appeal.
They said: ‘To be with us here, it means the world to us. We are so grateful for everything that you are doing for us, everyone who is helping here and not from here.
‘We are extremely impressed by the effort, your expertise, your dedication and we hope you find Nora.’
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