Missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez. The 19-year old Belgian backpacker disappeared in the Cape Byron area, and was last sighted leaving Cheeky Monkey s bar in Byron Bay at about 11pm on May 31, 2019. An investigation into what happened to missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez has been referred to the NSW Coroner. A Puma baseball cap, similar to the one worn by Theo when he disappeared, was sent to Sydney for DNA testing to determine if it was his. It was found in the Cape Byron area, near where the last ping from his phone was detected at 1.42pm on Saturday June 1.
Inquest into mysterious disappearance of Theo Hayes will be in November 2021
Investigators interviewed 30 witnesses and 12 backpackers who stayed with him
Authorities say the backpacker s disappearance could change investigations
Quick access to digital phone data vital to locate missing persons, a court heard
Hayez, a backpacker, mysteriously vanished from Byron Bay on May 31, 2019
His phone tracked him long after he was last seen but data was difficult to obtain
Investigators interviewed 30 witnesses and 12 backpackers who stayed with him
Authorities say the backpacker s disappearance could change investigations
Quick access to digital phone data vital to locate missing persons, a court heard
Hayez, a backpacker, mysteriously vanished from Byron Bay on May 31, 2019
His phone tracked him long after he was last seen but data was difficult to obtain
An inquest into the mysterious disappearance of Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez will include interviews with 30 witnesses and statements from 12 backpackers.
The 18-year-old was in Australia on a working holiday visa when he was last seen leaving a bar in Byron Bay in northern NSW about 11pm on May 31, 2019.
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