Largest search in Byron for backpacker

By Greta Stonehouse
Updated December 6 2021 - 12:56pm, first published 12:50pm
Police believe Theo Hayez tried to climb cliffs at a Byron Bay beach, fell and was swept out to sea.
Police believe Theo Hayez tried to climb cliffs at a Byron Bay beach, fell and was swept out to sea.

The search for Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez involved one of the largest police investigations into a missing person in the NSW Northern Rivers region, his inquest has been told.

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