The family of British tourist Amelia Bambridge, who drowned off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province last week, decided not to repatriate her body, and she was cremated on Saturday at the Teuk Thla pagoda in Phnom Penh, officials said on Wednesday.

 

Deputy National Police chief In Bora said Bambridge’s family had decided to cremate the body in Cambodia because they accepted that she had died from drowning, rather than under suspicious circumstances.

 

“Initially, the family wanted to send the body to Britain with the approval of the British Embassy.

 

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Very sad, so many drownings in S.E. Asia ???? Every beach with strong currents should have a lifeguard and water scooter present.

3 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

Very sad, so many drownings in S.E. Asia ???? Every beach with strong currents should have a lifeguard and water scooter present.

Unlike in Australia local people almost never take their clothes off and swim in the sea so there is no awareness of the dangers.

I am a powerful swimmer and love swimming in the sea in Cambodia and Thailand yet i often notice myself being swept to one side or the other or worse out to sea so that it becomes much harder to return to the shore than to swim out, Yes there are powerful currents that swimmers should be aware of and certainly swimming at night after a party while the sea may look very inviting in an area you don't know should be avoided.