On April 1, 2014, Dutch students Kris Kremers (21) and Lisanne Froon (22) set off for a brief hike on the El Pianista trail
There are two photos that stand out, which have become iconic in their tragedy: the selfie-style portraits of Kris Kremers. In one, her face is illuminated by the harsh camera flash. Her expression is unreadable—is it fear? Resignation? Or simply a blank stare into a dark void? Kris Kremers Lisanne Froon Night Photos
discovered on Lisanne’s Canon Powershot SX270 HS digital camera after the girls went missing in Panama in 2014 . These images were taken between approximately 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM on April 8, 2014 , a full week after they were last seen. 1. Overview of the Photos On April 1, 2014, Dutch students Kris Kremers
90 accidental photos, spread over three hours, with varying subjects (bag, hair, rock)? Unlikely. Also, someone deliberately turned the camera on and off—it wasn’t left on continuously. Resignation
Out of 90+ dark shots, only have been publicly released or described in detail. They are grainy, high-ISO, flash-illuminated images.
Why no photos between April 1st and April 8th? The camera had a full battery and a mostly empty memory card. If the girls were lost, why not use the flash to signal or see at night earlier? One theory is that they were mobile, possibly following a river downstream, only to become trapped in a ravine by April 8th. Another is that one or both were incapacitated (e.g., by injury) until that night, when a final, desperate attempt was made.
One shot shows what appears to be white paper or tissues spread on a rock, with a small mirror in the center. Perspective and Location: