Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon

Kris Kremers
Born(1992-08-09)9 August 1992[1]
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Disappeared1 April 2014 (aged 21)
Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama
StatusDeceased (human remains found)
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Lisanne Froon
Born(1991-09-24)24 September 1991[2]
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Disappeared1 April 2014 (aged 22)
Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama
StatusDeceased (human remains found)
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon were Dutch students who disappeared on 1 April 2014, while hiking the El Pianista trail in Panama. After an extensive search, portions of their bodies were found a few months later. Their cause of death could not be determined definitively; Dutch authorities working with forensic and search-rescue investigators initially thought it likely the students had accidentally fallen from a cliff after becoming lost. The circumstances and aftermath of their disappearance have resulted in much speculation about their final days.[3][4]

Although many theories have been presented as to what happened to Kremers and Froon, no official cause of death has been ruled. Panamanian authorities came under fire for allegedly mishandling the disappearance and aftermath.[5][6] Further investigation into the case in 2017 raised questions about the initial investigation,[7] as well as a possible link to murders in the area.[8]

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  4. ^ "Kris and Lisanne most likely to have been involved in a fatal accident near the Pianista trail concludes a team of Forensic Specialists". 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ Kryt, Jeremy (24 July 2016). "Death on the Serpent River: How the Lost Girls of Panama Disappeared". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Cronología de la búsqueda de Kris y Lisanne" [Timeline of the search for Kris and Lisanne]. TVN. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. ^ Kryt, Jeremy (21 September 2018). "The Lost Girls of Panama: The Full Story". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. ^ Kryt, Jeremy (16 May 2017). "Lisanne, Kris, Catherine—Will the Panama Cases Ever Be Solved?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 24 May 2018.