Lisa Girard-Fabre was found dead this Monday, August 4, two days after her disappearance, near a Buddhist temple next to the city of Siem Reap, According to Cambodian authorities, cited by the Khmer Times.
According to the autopsy report, the 23 -year -old student died of exhaustion following a long distance racesaid Touch Sokun, deputy chief of the provincial police of Siem Reap, quoted by the local newspaper. “”I want to clarify that the death of the victim is not linked to any crime or murder “He said.
The young woman told on Facebook in mid-June that she was preparing for the Angkor half-marathon, scheduled for Sunday, August 3. Starting on the morning of Saturday August 2, the Tarnaise had been seen for the last time near a temple.
“On August 3, with three friends, I will run the Angkor half-marathon for the benefit of PSE (for a child’s smile). And believe me, for someone who has never been very sporty, it’s a real personal challenge!“She wrote on her LinkedIn account last week.
Two days of research
On social networks, a friend of the victim, who organized the research announced on Monday in the middle of the day, that “Lisa’s body was found this morning. Thank you for the support of all those who sought it or offered him help“. His body was given to the French Embassy, said Touch Sokun.
A student at Sciences Po Bordeaux, Lisa, 23 years old, joined Cambodia in 2024, after 4 months of hitchhiking between Paris and Phnom Penh in order to collect funds for the association for a child’s smile. She had returned to this Asian country in 2025 to be an intern within the NGO for a child’s smile.