Police hunting for Nora Quoirin seek advice on ‘jungle spirits’

Police hunting for missing Nora Quoirin, 15, seek advice about the chances of ‘jungle spirits’ playing role in her disappearance

  • Top Malaysian officers looking for Nora have sought advice on ‘jungle spirits’ 
  • Local folklore dictates that mystical spirits roam the country’s vast jungles
  • Officers involved in the search said that police had to ‘pay respect’ to the idea
  • The tradition prompts many superstitious practices, such as that locals should ask permission to enter the jungle

Police searching for Nora Quoirin have sought advice about the possibility that ‘jungle spirits’ played a role in her disappearance.

Though the idea sounds absurd to most Westerners, senior officers have discussed local folklore concerning the existence of mystical forces in the jungle where the teenager vanished.

Malaysians have long believed that spirits roam the country’s vast jungles, leading to a plethora of superstitions and a belief that the spirit world has played a role in previous disappearances.

Police searching for Nora Quoirin have sought advice about the possibility that ‘jungle spirits’ played a role in her disappearance

Though the idea sounds absurd to most Westerners, senior officers have discussed local folklore concerning the existence of mystical forces in the jungle where the teenager (pictured) vanished

Officers involved in the search for the 15-year-old yesterday said that, while unlikely, police had to ‘pay respect’ to the idea – although it does not form a central part of the search operation.

One officer said the state force had consulted a local expert for advice and another source said: ‘In Malaysia and in thick jungle, we believe that there is someone who is the owner of the jungle. 

‘It is very hard to explain but something we take into account.’ 


Officers involved in the search for the 15-year-old yesterday said that, while unlikely, police had to ‘pay respect’ to the idea – although it does not form a central part of the search operation

The tradition prompts many superstitious practices, such as that locals should ask permission to enter the jungle, not answer to their name once inside and abstain from swearing

The tradition prompts many superstitious practices, such as that locals should ask permission to enter the jungle, not answer to their name once inside and abstain from swearing.

Searchers from Senoi Praaq specialist tracking police unit, made up of indigenous tribes, pray for good luck before entering the jungle and often carry a protective talisman.

 

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