And they are now demanding answers as to how her body came to be more than a mile from their remote holiday eco village in an inaccessible spot.
Police - who have been treated Nora’s disappearance as a missing person inquiry -
delayed the crucial results of an autopsy today and will not release findings until tomorrow.
But her family said it was inconceivable that the teen would wander into the Malaysian jungle alone in the dark and wearing only her underwear.
They still fear she was abducted and that her body may have been dumped - and want to know why she was naked when found.
Family spokesman Matthew Searle, of the Lucie Blackman Trust, told The Sun tonight: “Nora would not venture into her garden alone - it just doesn’t add up that she would wander into a dark jungle alone for more than a mile.
They will decide the next steps when the cause of death is announced but are not disclosing some details which may have an impact on any possible investigation.
Nora’s French grandad Sylvain Quoirin said his son, and Nora’s father Sebastien identified Nora by looking at her face.
He said: “Sebastien was there, they showed him her face and he saw that it was Nora.
“It’s her, for sure. It’s catastrophic, it’s terrible.
“Sebastien is strong, despite everything but I can tell you that they have collapsed. We lost a pearl, an innocent."
Sean Yeap, who was with hikers who found the body, said the group of men and women,
led by hero Kenny Chan, set off to follow a trail on a palm oil plantation about 1.2miles from where Nora disappeared.
They came across met an Indian man who told them he was familiar with the area and would be able to help them.
A strong smell led them to where they found Nora's body, at which point the party stood back and contacted the police as two in the group were overcome with emotion.
Nora Quoirin's devastated parents demand to know if her body was dumped and why she was naked