<div> <p>On March 3, 2011, Rachel Funari - an American woman visiting Tasmania - stepped into that landscape, and vanished.  She was 35, she was alone, and the last confirmed sighting was around 3:30 that afternoon, at a small shack beside the start of the Fluted Cape Walking Track.<br>Then - nothing.  No phone call. No “made it back safe.” No trace of where she went next.  Days later, when friends realize they hadn’t heard from her, a major search begins - land, sea, air - focused on the trails and steep coastline of Bruny Island.<br>Searchers comb dense brushland and cliff edges that drop hundreds of metres. <br>Still, Rachel doesn’t turn up.<br>Over time, her disappearance became one of Tasmania’s highest profile missing persons cases. <br>Listen as we dive into Bruny Island, the case of Rachel Funari, and how to stay alive on vacation.</p><p>Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected]</p><p>We're on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast">https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast<br></a><br>Follow us on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/">https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/<br></a><br>And join our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast">https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast<br></a><br>Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter</p><p>Sources:<br><a href="https://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/coronerscourt/findings/coronialfindings/f/funari,_rachel_-_2012_tascd_124">https://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/coronerscourt/findings/coronialfindings/f/funari,_rachel_-_2012_tascd_124</a></p><p><a href="https://www.police.tas.gov.au/news-events/media-releases/search-for-missing-woman-update-rachel-funari/">https://www.police.tas.gov.au/news-events/media-releases/search-for-missing-woman-update-rachel-funari/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-04/what-happened-to-missing-person-rachel-funari/7898300">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-04/what-happened-to-missing-person-rachel-funari/7898300</a></p><p><a href="https://www.griffithreview.com/contributors/rachel-funari/">https://www.griffithreview.com/contributors/rachel-funari/</a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/abc-news-australia/what-happened-to-rachel-funari-a0165dff1a7a">https://medium.com/abc-news-australia/what-happened-to-rachel-funari-a0165dff1a7a</a></p><p><a href="https://lizargall.com/2011/03/rachel-funari-in-memorium/">https://lizargall.com/2011/03/rachel-funari-in-memorium/</a></p><p><a href="https://rachelfunari.wordpress.com/">https://rachelfunari.wordpress.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-journo-s-death-not-suspicious/84ccae9d-2b24-4609-968b-88fa734b6bdb">https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-journo-s-death-not-suspicious/84ccae9d-2b24-4609-968b-88fa734b6bdb</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/cliff-plunge-fears-for-missing-tourist/news-story/c6084a569be8398ec90fd0a1abeffbce">https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/cliff-plunge-fears-for-missing-tourist/news-story/c6084a569be8398ec90fd0a1abeffbce</a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-17/police-divers-to-search-for-missing-backpacker/2653782">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-17/police-divers-to-search-for-missing-backpacker/2653782</a></p></div>