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In August 2016, the Tromp family of Victoria, Australia, suddenly abandoned their home and fled on a bizarre cross-country trip that baffled the nation. With no clear trigger, parents Mark and Jacoba Tromp and their three adult children vanished into the wilderness leaving phones, IDs, and logic behind.
Days later, the family members were found separately, each in a state of confusion and fear. What made the Tromps believe they were in danger? Was it a collective mental breakdown or were they running from something we still don’t understand?
Join us as we unpack one of Australia’s most surreal and unsettling modern mysteries.
By IntertwineIn August 2016, the Tromp family of Victoria, Australia, suddenly abandoned their home and fled on a bizarre cross-country trip that baffled the nation. With no clear trigger, parents Mark and Jacoba Tromp and their three adult children vanished into the wilderness leaving phones, IDs, and logic behind.
Days later, the family members were found separately, each in a state of confusion and fear. What made the Tromps believe they were in danger? Was it a collective mental breakdown or were they running from something we still don’t understand?
Join us as we unpack one of Australia’s most surreal and unsettling modern mysteries.