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As word of Theo Hayez’s disappearance spreads around Byron Bay, concerned locals leap into action. One local suspects drink spiking and leads a small search party through bushland near the centre of town, where there’s a maze of occupied and abandoned homeless camps. But leads are sparse, and the police are baffled. The real information is hidden in Theo’s online accounts. His family sets about cracking into that digital vault, desperate for any information when every minute counts, with remarkable results.  

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