Magicians are known for their vanishing acts. But what are you supposed to do when they do it for real?
That's the dilemma that police are currently facing in the case of Australian magician Daniel Hidden. They're currently on a manhunt for him after he vanished "without a trace", per Dexerto.
Authorities revealed he was last seen leaving an address on Broadbeach in Australia's Gold Coast at around 3am local time on June 14. He was driving a silver Hyundai with a caravan towed with it.
But both of these were found abandoned in a car park on June 16. Hidden still remains missing at this time.
His family have raised concerns about his wellbeing, with them describing his disappearance as "out of character".
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Hidden's Website Shows a Chilling Message
And what makes things stranger is that his website is showing a weird message. Whether it's connected to the disappearance is unknown, but there's no reason to believe it is.
It reads "Transformation requires disappearance." Chilling, right? And if you try and poke around much more with the website, it just reads "The new experience is currently under construction." Another quote from his site reads, "I defy my mind to be a prisoner of itself."
It's not currently clear when the message first showed up on the website, either.
Police Have Released a Statement Regarding the Missing Magician
Hidden's disappearance has rattled the local community. The search area for him has been increased substantially.
There's a myriad of police, drones, and volunteers that are currently making their way through difficult terrain to try and locate Hidden at this time.
As well as this, the Australian Defense Forces are set to join the search efforts as of June 23.
Acting Inspector Brett Jackson gave an update on the situation, according to News.com.au. "We have the family out on scene and obviously they're very distraught and our thoughts are with them. And we're doing everything we can to try and locate Hidden."
"Unfortunately we haven't located anything in the bushland or during our search. We're hoping to identify some sort of signs or trail, but it is very dense rainforest brushland and it does go over a large, very large area."
We hope that he is found safe and sound soon.
