An Australian backpacker is missing in Brazil after telling a friend he was going to get a coffee at Rio de Janeiro’s international airport.
25-year-old Rye Hunt was last seen about 3.30pm on May 21.
Hunt was planning on travelling to Bolivia with his travelling buddy Mitchell Sheppard when they split up briefly to get a coffee, and arranged to meet up again half an hour later, reported The Examiner.
Hunt’s girlfriend, Bonnie Cuthbert, who lives in Perth, has shared a desperate plea on Facebook with an image and description of Hunt, in the hope of locating his whereabouts.
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He has not accessed his bank accounts, social media, or been in touch with his girlfriend since.
Hunt’s sister, Romany Brodribb says that when Hunt didn’t turn up, his friend went looking around the airport, talked to security for hours and returned to the hostel they were staying at to continue the search.
“Nobody has heard from him, including his girlfriend which is very unusual,” she said.
“We are really concerned for his safety and we are feeling really helpless being back here. We just want to know he is safe somewhere.”
Hunt’s family has filed a missing person report with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Embassy.
A DFAT spokesman told the Examiner that the Australian Embassy in Brasilia was working closely with local authorities to locate a man reported missing in Brazil.
Hunt is described as 175cm tall with a tanned complexion and dark brown hair. He was last seen carrying a large blue and black backpack.
The family ask anyone with information to email [email protected]
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