Body of student who died in Madagascar plane fall found
British student Alana Cutland plunged to her death from a plane over Madagascar last month. Supplied
The body of a 19-year-old British student who plunged to her death from a small plane in Madagascar has been found.
Cambridge University student Alana Cutland fell from a Cessna C168 on the island nation off Africa's east coast on July 25.
Local police have said her body was found in a rural area yesterday, reports the BBC.
Cutland, a natural sciences student, was completing an internship on the island when she died.
Alana Cutland was studying natural sciences at Cambridge University in England. AAP
She had become frustrated and "disappointed" with her research project, police Colonel D'y La Paix Ralaivaonary said.
He said Cutland had concluded within days her study would not be a success. She had contacted her supervisor on her second day in Madagascar and at least twice after that.
Investigators have refused to rule out a theory she suffered a possible adverse reaction to anti-malaria medication she had taken.
Police say Cutland had become frustrated at her internship in Madagascar. Supplied
Earlier, Local police chief Sinola Nomenjahary told The Sun newspaper that Cutland unbuckled her seat belt, opened the plane door and tried to get out. He said another passenger struggled to hold on to her for several minutes before Cutland fell.
Cutland's family said in a statement she "grasped every opportunity that was offered to her with enthusiasm and a sense of adventure".
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