An Australian tourist vanished after sending a final Facebook message saying she was heading out for a hike, with the 26-year-old now missing for more than three weeks.
Chilling final message from Australian tourist before she vanished in Vegas three weeks ago
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Nina Joudeh
Published July 13, 2026, 9:00 p.m. ET
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An Australian tourist vanished after sending a final Facebook message saying she was heading out for a hike, with the 26-year-old now missing for more than three weeks.
Sally Grace Contarino was last heard from on June 20, when she told a male friend on Facebook she was going to Lone Mountain for a hike, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police report obtained by 8 News Now.
Investigators said it is not known whether Contarino was with anyone at the time. Police have previously warned she “might possibly be in severe emotional distress and in need of medical assistance.”
An Australian tourist vanished after sending a final Facebook message saying she was heading out for a hike, with the 26-year-old now missing for more than three weeks.Instagram/@epicdamianpov
Authorities said she was last known near 9700 West Skye Canyon Drive at around 1 p.m. on June 20.
The area in northwest Las Vegas is close to a busy intersection with fast-food restaurants, a gas station, and other businesses.
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Contarino was due to fly home to Melbourne on June 21 but never boarded her scheduled return flight, police said.
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The report said she traveled from Melbourne to Nevada on June 13 and later confirmed to her sister that she had arrived at the Bungalows Hostel on Las Vegas Boulevard in downtown Las Vegas on June 18.
Investigators also noted she was using the WISE money transfer app and owned an Apple cell phone.
An influencer’s creepy video, taken with Meta glasses, hauntingly shows the missing woman in her last known moments.
The footage captures him approaching the 26-year-old — just days before she failed to board her flight home to Melbourne and has not been heard from since June 20.
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Contarino appeared in the mysterious video outside a 7-Eleven on Boulder Highway near Flamingo Road, where a man known as “@epicdamianpov” approached her while she smoked a cigarette.
In the clip, he says, “Hello. Sorry, I saw you. I just saw that you were very beautiful. I was wondering if I could get your number, by chance.”
Contarino smiles before replying, “I have a boyfriend.”
“Oh, okay, yeah, sorry. Are you waiting for him or…?” he asks.
Contarino appeared in the mysterious video outside a 7-Eleven on Boulder Highway near Flamingo Road, where a man known as “@epicdamianpov” approached her while she smoked a cigarette.LVMPD
“No,” she responds. “I’m just gonna have a cigarette…”
“Oh, okay, yeah, of course,” the man says before walking away.
The video, later shared by “Real Vegas Locals,” had been viewed more than 814,000 times on Instagram as of July 13.
The video, later shared by “Real Vegas Locals,” had been viewed more than 814,000 times on Instagram as of July 13.LVMPD
Police said Contarino was last seen wearing a gray-blue sweatshirt, jean shorts, black-and-white shoes and carrying a purse.
She is described as having brown hair and brown eyes, standing about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing around 130 pounds.
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The search has also drawn in Australian authorities after the missing persons report was first made to Victoria Police, which then notified Interpol US. The Deputy Consul-General from the Australian Consulate in Los Angeles also contacted Las Vegas Metro Police, according to the report.
Contarino’s family, including her sister, has since traveled to Las Vegas to find her
