MUS-2026-0530
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MUS-2026-0530
Missing person
- Incident
- 2019
- Indexed
- Oct 28, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- New South Wales Police Force
- Location
- Byron Bay Australia
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez, 18, was last seen leaving the Cheeky Monkeys bar in Byron Bay, Australia, at about 11 p.m. on May 31, 2019. A coronial inquest later found he likely died on or shortly after June 1, 2019 but could not determine the cause or manner of his death, and his body has never been found.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2019
On May 31, 2019, Hayez is last seen leaving the Cheeky Monkeys bar at about 11:00 p.m.
- 2019
On June 6, 2019, he is reported missing.
- 2019
On July 7, 2019, his grey cap is found by volunteer searchers in bushland near Tallow Beach.
Key people
The people in the file.
18, Belgian backpacker. Last seen May 31, 2019 leaving a bar in Byron Bay, Australia.
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