The police have shared an update on a teenage girl who went missing during a Disney vacation with her family to Disneyland Paris.
On August 7, a South African teenager who was holidaying at Disneyland Paris with her family, Amber Victoria Palm, was seen leaving her hotel in the middle of the night; specifically, she left Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe in Coupvray, France, at 2 a.m. CCTV showed that Palm met a man at a nearby petrol station and then drove away with the man.
Amber Victoria Palm’s mother, Mactalene, appeared on the show Lunchtime Live to spread awareness about the event. The family had recently moved to Ireland and had come to the Parisian Disney Park on vacation. She explained that no one has heard from Amber Victoria since August 10, which was when the teenager’s friends last heard from her. French police shared with Mactalene that the man had only entered France by ferry the day before.
“She was in contact with some of her friends, but the last they heard from her – anything – was on the 10th of August,” Mactalene said. “I’ve got no idea. I just want to know that she is safe. Or even give me a call or anything.”
Mactalene Palm also explained that the French police treated the case as a runaway and said there was nothing they could do. “They were saying she’s a runaway, but you know what? She is still a minor,” she continued. “They even tried to track the guy’s car, but nothing. They haven’t picked up his car, so how can they just disappear?”
As reported by Newstalk, the family has appealed to the public for more information:
Amber Victoria’s family are appealing to the public for any information on her whereabouts.
She was last seen leaving Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe in Coupvray, France on August 7th at 2am.
Anyone who knows where she is or has seen is asked to reach out to Gardai or local police wherever they are.
The local police in Gardaí were reportedly more helpful, but also explained that “Amber Victoria could now be anywhere in the Schengen area.”
