Chilling last image of two young walkers before their remains and camera were found in jungle
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Kris Kremers, 21, and Lisanne Froon, 22, were hiking through the forests around the Baru volcano in Boquete, Panama, when they disappeared in 2014
Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon disappeared on 1 April 2014(Image: Supplied)
Eerie final images from two young hikers discovered on their camera revealed their unknown last moments before they were lost forever in the jungle.
Kris Kremers, 21, and Lisanne Froon, 22, vanished while trekking through the forests surrounding the Baru volcano in Boquete, Panama in 2014.
The pair had planned the trip for six months and had been exploring the jungle for a fortnight before their disappearance, having said goodbye to their host family on April 1.
Over two months later, the remains of two bodies were found, as per Knox Pages. In the eight years since their disappearance, numerous theories have emerged.
They were hiking a trail called El Pianista in Panama(Image: Supplied)
Dick Steffens, a former detective from their hometown of Amsterdam, speculated that Kris might still be alive today, having been abducted by a sex trafficker. The retired policeman argued that the investigation into their disappearance was mishandled by Panamanian police.
Others have proposed that the duo died in an accident, while a record of several unsuccessful attempts to access Kris’ phone have led some to believe she died with her friend Lisanne desperately seeking help.
Concerns about the girls’ whereabouts were first raised when they failed to show up for a private walking tour of Boquete on April 2.
Parts of Lisanne Froon’s legs were found(Image: Supplied)
An extensive search of the jungle and nearby villages found no traces of the women and their parents and Dutch detectives flew out on April 6.
Ten days later – with no solid leads and the investigation nearing its end – a local woman handed in a blue backpack. She said she discovered it in a rice paddy beside the riverbank.
The rucksack held two pairs of sunglasses, a small sum of money, two bras, a water bottle and Lisanne’s passport. The bag also contained Lisanne’s camera, which held 90 photographs taken in the jungle on April 8 between 1am and 4am.
Just a handful of the pictures recovered from the memory card displayed clear imagery, with the majority showing complete darkness.
Kris Kremers was never seen again(Image: Supplied)
Several of the photographs reveal the duo’s possessions scattered across rocks alongside a plastic bag and sweet wrappers.
Piles of earth and a mirror were also visible in the shots.
One of the images appeared to display the rear of Kris’ head, with what some observers believe could be blood trickling from her temple. The person responsible for taking these pictures remains a mystery.
The backpack’s contents also held additional hints about what might have been Kris and Lisanne’s final hours. Their phone records revealed how they had frantically attempted to contact the authorities.
Across four days, 77 call attempts were logged, though only one got through – lasting merely two seconds due to poor signal.
Both phones eventually lost power by April 11, ten days following their disappearance.
Officers combed the location where the bag was discovered and found Kris’ clothing neatly arranged along a nearby river. Two months later, a pelvic bone and a foot – still encased in a boot – were discovered in the same vicinity, as reported by La Estrella de Panama.
The girls had frantically tried to call emergency services(Image: Supplied)
The remains of what most people believe to be the two women were found shortly afterwards.
While Lisanne’s body appeared to have decomposed naturally, Kris’ bones were stark white, as if they had been subjected to bleaching.
Their causes of death remain undetermined. Dutch authors Marja West and Jürgen Snoeren claim to have unravelled the mystery in their book Lost in The Jungle.
They propose that the deaths were accidental, resulting from flash flooding that is typical in the area during that season.
The authors revealed to The Daily Beast : “It actually came as a surprise to us too, but our conclusion had to be that it was an accident. It took us quite some time to get there.”
