Police probe theft of three cars from Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky's Byron Bay estate

Break-in at the Byron Bay estate

Intruders entered the Broken Head property of actor Chris Hemsworth and actress Elsa Pataky in the early hours of Wednesday, 11 November, according to reports drawn from security camera footage. The estate lies on the coast south of Byron Bay in New South Wales, on about 4.2 hectares that the couple bought in 2014 for roughly AUD 7 million. Pataky reportedly heard the family's dogs barking at around 2 a.m., went back to sleep, and only later checked the recordings. The couple did not grasp the scale of the break-in until hours afterwards. Reports say they then called police at about 7:30 a.m.

Three cars taken from the garage

Footage reportedly showed the intruders climbing the security fence at the entrance and reaching the garage, where three vehicles were parked with their keys inside. The cars were a BYD, a Ram and a Ford Raptor. Two were later found, one in Coraki, roughly an hour from the estate, and another in Tabulam, more than two hours away. The third vehicle has not been located. The reports do not say when the two cars were recovered, and the vehicles were reportedly not locked.

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Conflicting accounts of the intruders

Accounts differ on how many people took part. Police have described four unknown people entering the property, and 7News, citing the security images, said two of them carried knives. The Spanish magazine Hola reported, citing people close to the actress, that three hooded men entered armed. The accounts therefore conflict on the number of intruders and on whether all of them were armed. Reports agree that the group came over the fence and reached the garage.

Police response and status

New South Wales Police confirmed the theft of the three vehicles and opened an investigation into how the intruders got in. Officers attended the property after the call, and investigators have cordoned off the affected area and gathered material for the inquiry. Police said no one was hurt. No arrests have been made and no one has been charged. As of the reports, neither Pataky nor Hemsworth had publicly commented on the theft.

The estate and its family

The house in the Broken Head nature reserve is reportedly valued at USD 50 million and has six bedrooms, a media room, a gym and a 50-metre infinity pool facing the ocean. Locals have reportedly nicknamed the property the Hemsworth Fortress. The couple married in 2010 and have three children, a 14-year-old daughter and twins aged 12. Reports say the family spends most of its time at the estate, far from Hollywood.