H Is for Hikers
This month I'm participating in the A to Z Challenge. My theme this year is Unsolved Mysteries. Today's letter is:
Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers aren't the first people to disappear while hiking. But their story gained attention because of what was discovered on their cameras when their backpack was found.
The tragic, mysterious deaths of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers began with a hiking trip to Panama. Their journey was documented with more than 100 photos, all found after their deaths. Here they are at the airport.
Photo credit: Imgur
On April 1st, they set out from their hostel to travel through the rainforest.
They never told anyone where they were going. Nobody knows why they didn't go with their appointed guide. When they never returned, an extensive search began.
More than two months later, a backpack was found across the continental divide, many, many miles away. Its contents were confirmed as belonging to the missing girls. Nearby? A shoe containing (without being too explicit) evidence at least one of the girls was likely dead. The remains were found soon after.
In addition to the discovery of the girls' remains, forensics hint that the girls may have been murdered. The details are too explicit for this blog, but if you want to read about it, this guy has a detailed account.
In the backpack, which was found in pristine condition despite supposedly being out in the elements for two months, were a camera and a cell phone. At 4:30 p.m. on April 1st, someone tried to dial 911 on the phone. A second call was placed 20 minutes later. Just over two hours before that 911 call, the girls took this photograph:
Photo credit: Imgur
And this one:
Photo credit: Imgur
The camera recorded no other activity until eight days later, when 90 photos were taken in complete darkness. This was one:
And another:
The first 911 call was made 12 hours from where the bodies were discovered. It's possible they somehow got lost out there and eventually perished, but who took those final pictures?
What do you think happened to Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers?
⬅️ G Is for Ghost Ship
Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers aren't the first people to disappear while hiking. But their story gained attention because of what was discovered on their cameras when their backpack was found.
The tragic, mysterious deaths of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers began with a hiking trip to Panama. Their journey was documented with more than 100 photos, all found after their deaths. Here they are at the airport.
Photo credit: ImgurOn April 1st, they set out from their hostel to travel through the rainforest.
They never told anyone where they were going. Nobody knows why they didn't go with their appointed guide. When they never returned, an extensive search began.
More than two months later, a backpack was found across the continental divide, many, many miles away. Its contents were confirmed as belonging to the missing girls. Nearby? A shoe containing (without being too explicit) evidence at least one of the girls was likely dead. The remains were found soon after.
In addition to the discovery of the girls' remains, forensics hint that the girls may have been murdered. The details are too explicit for this blog, but if you want to read about it, this guy has a detailed account.
In the backpack, which was found in pristine condition despite supposedly being out in the elements for two months, were a camera and a cell phone. At 4:30 p.m. on April 1st, someone tried to dial 911 on the phone. A second call was placed 20 minutes later. Just over two hours before that 911 call, the girls took this photograph:
Photo credit: ImgurAnd this one:
Photo credit: ImgurThe camera recorded no other activity until eight days later, when 90 photos were taken in complete darkness. This was one:
And another:
The first 911 call was made 12 hours from where the bodies were discovered. It's possible they somehow got lost out there and eventually perished, but who took those final pictures?
What do you think happened to Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers?
⬅️ G Is for Ghost Ship
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