MALAYSIA - Brit Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25, missing while backpacking, Kuala Lumpur, last seen 27 May 2025, phone went dead on 30th

[MsMiniSleuth]

A man on a solo tour of South East Asia has gone missing while backpacking as his family prepares to fly out to Malaysia to search for him.

Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25, has not been heard from since Tuesday, May 27, with his mother saying she feels 'numb' and 'just wants to bring him home'.

Family and friends spent days frantically trying to get in touch with him by phone, email and social media before his phone went dead in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, May 30.

His last known location was the Healy Mac's Irish Bar in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, at around 8pm on Tuesday, May 27, when he sent his best friend Owen a photograph of the pub's quiz night poster.

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Jordan's phone went dead on Friday, May 30, three days after he was last seen.

Leanne said: 'I'm a really worried mum because he's working away. So he knows if I can't contact him, he will contact me. I did get a bit anxious and started checking Find My iPhone a bit more and checking Instagram, but just nothing.

'I didn't hear from him on Tuesday and by Wednesday I couldn't get his location. Then his phone went off, and that's when I contacted his best friend Owen, and he said he hadn't heard from him since Tuesday and was getting worried himself. I called the police straight away.'

Jordan, a software engineer, had been backpacking around the Mediterranean and South East Asia for around a year and a half while working remotely for an American company.

British man, 25, goes missing while backpacking in Malaysia

Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25 was on a solo tour of South East Asia has gone missing while backpacking as his family prepare to fly out to Malaysia to search for him.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

His company

Jordan JOHNSON-DOYLE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

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[MsMiniSleuth]

He is from Southport.

Man, 25, missing on backpacking trip as mum says 'something is really wrong'

Jordan's mum said "I have no idea what has happened. All I know is something is really wrong for him not to contact anybody"

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

PETALING JAYA: The family of a 25-year-old British man, who reportedly went missing after a night out at a Bangsar bar on May 27, has appealed for anyone who had seen him or with any information to come forward.

Jordan Johnson-Doyle’s mother, Leanne Burnett, said the family is worried as they have yet to receive any news of his whereabouts.

She said her husband is in Kuala Lumpur and has been meeting with the police to gather information.

Family of missing British backpacker appeals to Malaysians for help

His mother, Leanne Burnett, says her husband is already in Kuala Lumpur and in contact with police.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

 

[GraceG]

The article from which the thread was based is a little misleading in my opinion - yes, he was on a backpacking trip (a long one) but his last known location was in a bar, NOT backpacking. That's where there may be some clues as to his whereabouts. Hopefully there's video there or in the surrounding area. Here's a google map of the Irish Bar, fortunately no water nearby. Healy Mac's Irish Bar & Restaurant - Bangsar · 39, Jln Telawi 3, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

[ChatteringBirds]

It's so scary when someone goes missing after being at a bar. I hope LE takes his case seriously and that he is located safe very soon.

 

[Herat]

I'm glad his last location was clarified.

The headline does make it sound as if he was out hiking by himself in a forested area, not in a pub in a city.

Is there a history of tampering with alcohol in bars, hotels, or hostels in this region?

 

[StillDiggin]

Police record witness statements in search for missing British backpacker | New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have recorded statements from two witnesses as part of their ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 25-year-old British backpacker Jordan Johnson-Doyle.

www.nst.com.my

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

His last location, from the detail of phone ping, was not at the bar but at a residential building nearby.

He was believed to have gone to Healy Mac’s Irish Bar in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, for a pub quiz, based on a photo he sent to his mother, Leanne Burnett.

She added that a location check using the Find My iPhone app showed his phone last pinged at a residential building near the bar. The signal stopped three days later on May 30 when the battery is believed to have died.

Cops record statements from 2 over British backpacker’s disappearance

Brickfields police chief Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood says a report was lodged by the father of Jordan Johnson-Doyle.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

 

[GraceG]

His last location, from the detail of phone ping, was not at the bar but at a residential building nearby.

He was believed to have gone to Healy Mac’s Irish Bar in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, for a pub quiz, based on a photo he sent to his mother, Leanne Burnett.

She added that a location check using the Find My iPhone app showed his phone last pinged at a residential building near the bar. The signal stopped three days later on May 30 when the battery is believed to have died.

Cops record statements from 2 over British backpacker’s disappearance

Brickfields police chief Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood says a report was lodged by the father of Jordan Johnson-Doyle.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

Thanks for clarifying - You are indeed correct. I just wasn't sure a ping would alway qualify as a "known location" as someone could have picked up his phone (i.e. he had an accident or was a victim of a crime and lost the phone). But the building location in reference to the bar is a good clue.

 

[Cedars]

Thanks for clarifying - You are indeed correct. I just wasn't sure a ping would alway qualify as a "known location" as someone could have picked up his phone (i.e. he had an accident or was a victim of a crime and lost the phone). But the building location in reference to the bar is a good clue.

I agree with you tho, phone location isn't necessarily the phone owner's location...