Hi all, I have been a long time reader of websleuths but have never been quite brave enough to comment, so this will be my first, please forgive me if I am breaking any rules, im guessing anything I say that is against the rules will be removed by the moderator anyway! I have been a little obsessed with Theo's disappearance ever since it was first brought to the public's attention, having taken the walk back to my accommodation from Cheeky Monkeys at pretty much the exact same time of the year, a year before Theo's disappearance in roughly the same direction Theo should have taken if he was to head straight back to the backpackers (though it turns out he obviously headed in the opposite direction) I remember it being pretty cold out at night at that time of the year and not really the kind of weather that would have even my adventurous and beach loving self self heading to the beach for a quick peek and definitely not to sit down and do some messaging, or checking youtube videos or anything of the sort, it really was quite cold out after being in a warm bar. But I could imagine bumping into a like-minded group or individual and wanting to continue the night in such an awesome place and maybe heading somewhere in the cold on their recommendation of maybe a bonfire at the beach or a warmer place to hang out with others for a bit. I can even imagine starting to run down the paths & fire trail, giggling at the darkness and scariness and the fact that I (we) are now running (from nothing!) & just wanting to get out of the darkness & onto the beach! It is pretty mysterious how this all came to be for Theo though and exactly what went down and why he was then relaxed enough to to text family back home etc, but not mentioning he was sitting on a gorgeous beach in what would seem like the middle of no-where in this amazing place. I myself would just have to mention this fact if I had been texting my family that night on the beach. (im thinking of the messages he sent to, I think his Uncle? re the band) It really is a strange disappearance I just cant get out of my head and Ive spent countless hours just 'wondering' & following any little bit of available information and forums a little obsessively! There have been a couple of things that I just cant stop thinking about and I'm hoping by writing here about my thoughts, my brain might be able to move on a little!
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The fact that it was 6 days before he was actually reported missing also made me think that if he had been harmed & buried deep in the sand, after 6 days the spot would probably not even be noticeable anymore, with fresh blown & rained on sand covering it & maybe people walking over the area totally unaware of what was below. There is so much area there and late on a cold dark night with few people about it would be easy to dig a huge hole in the sand, bury someone, cover it back over, smooth the surface so it looked natural again & by the morning no-one walking by would be any the wiser (morbid I know!) Although I imagine the search dogs would have eventually found him... if they had been looking in the right spot/area.
Obviously some of the other possibilities is that he did fall over the cliff & was washed out to sea, Aliens may have abducted him! or he was kidnapped or killed & his body was removed form the area by car, 6 days is such a huge head start for any wrong doers who may have been involved.
My apologies for such a long winded post or if I have broken any rules, I just couldn't hold all my thoughts/wonderings in anymore! I really hope Theo's family & friends get answers to his strange disappearance one day, hopefully sooner than later, even then I will never forget Theo and how his amazing adventurous holiday in such an amazing place came to such a sad end
