Overview

• Autopsy results released by Cambodian police indicate Lisa Girard-Fabre died of cardiac arrest and sustained no injuries or marks consistent with violence
• Her body was discovered on August 4 near the Ta Som temple after she disappeared on August 2 during a morning jog for marathon training
• Local authorities and friends conducted a two-day search across the Angkor complex before locating her remains
• The 23-year-old had returned to Cambodia in early 2025 as an intern with Pour un Sourire d’Enfant and was preparing to run the Angkor Marathon to raise funds
• Girard-Fabre originally hitchhiked from Paris to Phnom Penh over four months in 2023 to benefit the same NGO and documented her journey on social media