Britt Lapthorne Found Dead

Britt Lapthorne has been found dead.

Her parents, Dale and Elke Lapthorne have been told that the body in the Adriatic sea is that of their duaghter's.


The Croatian police have not answered if Britt's death was murder or accidental.

Britt Lapthorne was last seen alive in the early hours of September 18, at the Fuego latin club in Dubrovnik.

Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, has spoken to Mrs. Elke Lapthorne on the phone in Melbourne and expressed the Government's condolences at the news of her death.

He assured her, the government wiil do all it can to assist the family and that the Australian Consular officers will remain in Dubrovnik for as long as the family want to remain there.

The full autopsy report will be issued on Monday.

You can watch Britt's mother, Elke Lapthorne, on National Nine News.

R.I.P. Britt.