The family of the disappeared teenager Theo Hayez who went missing on the 31st May in Byron Bay, has not lost hope in search of finding their son.

Theo’s father told a Belgian radio station he believes his son could still be alive, trapped in one of the region’s cults or communes, unable to communicate with the outside world.

Theo’s phone last “pinged” in the cape Byron area, near the lighthouse, on June 1st.