Woman vanishes without a trace deep in the Australian rainforest after attending a four-day music festival
- Juliana Castrillon, 36, was last seen hiking in Far North Queensland on Saturday
- She had attended the ‘psychedelic’ Orin Aya music and arts festival last weekend
- She was last seen on trek from Cedar Bay to Home Rule, near Rossville
- Air search was called off with police and SES crews scouring area on Wednesday
A woman hasn’t been seen in four days after she vanished while bushwalking in a national park following a psychedelic festival in Far North Queensland.
Juliana Jaramillo Castrillon, 36, was last seen on a hike from Cedar Bay to Home Rule, near Rossville, north of Cairns, on Saturday morning.
Ms Castrillon, who was born in Colombia but now lives in Byron Bay, had been at the Orin Aya festival, a four-day music, arts and culture event described as a ‘psychedelic global gathering’ which finished on September 5.
Her best friend Alejandra Correa said she was supposed to return to Byron Bay on the weekend but never showed up.
Juliana Jaramillo Castrillon, 36, was last seen on a hike from Cedar Bay to Home Rule, near Rossville, north of Cairns, on Saturday morning
Ms Castrillon, who was born in Colombia but now lives in Byron Bay, had been at the Orin Aya festival, a four-day music, arts and culture festival described as a ‘psychedelic global gathering’ which finished on September 5
Ms Castrillon had left the festival and was on a hike from Cedar Bay to Home Rule when she went missing
‘I know festivals people take drugs but she’s not that kind of person, she’s into spirituality and meditation,’ Ms Correa told the Cairns Post.
An aerial search of the area was carried out on Monday and Tuesday but was called off due to the dense terrain making it difficult to see.
Police and SES volunteers will launch a ground search and rescue on Wednesday morning.
Police are urging anyone with information on Ms Castrillon’s whereabouts to contact them
The 36-year-old is 169centimetres tall, with shoulder-length black hair and was last seen wearing a cap.
She has her nose pierced and has tattoos on her lower back, foot and her chest.
The walking track from Cedar Bay to Home Rule is about 15 to 17km long, and takes around eight hours.
Hikers are recommended to have a good level of fitness to take on the trek which takes walkers through thick rainforest.
Anyone with information regarding Ms Castrillon’s whereabouts is being urged to contact police.
Police and SES volunteers are scouring the area in search of the 36-year-old
The four-day Orin Aya festival ended last weekend
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