One of the dogs from a local restaurant followed the girls into the jungle at around 11am, as it had a habit of accompanying hikers in the region. The dog that followed them came back alone. The volcano itself was perhaps the only witness to their demise. It holds a unique position that if you were to climb it on a clear day, you could see the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. On 1 st April 2014, both women accessed their Facebook profiles and let their friends and families know they would be exploring the clouded forests around the giant active Baru Volcano (Volcán Barú).īaru is the tallest mountain in Panama, at 11,398 ft (3,474 metres), and the twelfth tallest in Central America. They travelled around the Central American country for two weeks before arriving in Boquete, in the province of Chiriquí, a mountain town and gateway to the great jungles. Having saved for six months, Kris and Lisanne arrived in Panama on 15 th March 2014. They disappeared in the shadow of a volcano. Selfie of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon taken during the fateful hike.