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Body of Missing British Backpacker Found in Kuala Lumpur Lift Shaft

Authorities confirmed on June 5 that the body recovered June 4 in a flooded lift shaft belongs to the 25-year-old from Southport and said no criminal elements were found.

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Buildings under construction in Kuala Lumpur. A body of a foreign man was found in a construction site near the city centre on Wednesday. Photo: Shutterstock

Overview

  • Rescuers located the decomposed remains at the base of a construction-site lift shaft in Bangsar on June 4 after a week-long search.
  • An autopsy determined the cause of death was a chest injury sustained from a fall from height and classified the case as a sudden death report.
  • Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Mohd Isa said a relative identified the body by a distinctive tattoo and formally confirmed Jordan Johnson-Doyle’s identity.
  • Johnson-Doyle was last seen on May 27 at Healy Mac’s Irish Bar in Bangsar, later losing phone contact on May 30 and prompting his family’s alert.
  • The UK Foreign Office is providing assistance to his family, who had flown to Malaysia to support the search operation.