NSW Police are investigating after four masked men with knifes allegedly broke into the Northern Rivers home of Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky and stole three vehicles in the early hours of Wednesday.
Pataky woke around 2 am to the family’s dogs barking but soon went back to sleep. Later that morning, she reviewed the property’s CCTV and saw four masked men in balaclavas, two of whom appeared to be carrying knives.
The couple contacted police around 7:30 AM.
Officers were told the group had scaled the front fence of the Broken Head property (south of Byron Bay) and entered the garage, where three vehicles (a BYD, a Ram, and a Raptor ute) were parked with the keys inside. No injuries were reported.
The family, including their three children, were all home at the time.
Police later recovered two of the vehicles, one near Coraki (about an hour southwest of the property) and another near Tabulam (about two hours west)
The third remains outstanding, and the investigations are continuing.
Hemsworth and Pataky have lived in the Byron Bay area since 2014. Their secluded estate is estimated to be worth about $75 million, with six bedrooms, a steam room, a two-lane bowling alley, a 50-metre rooftop infinity pool, a tennis court and a dirt bike track.
“It was right around the time my boys were born, and it was just, we kind of were set up in LA and not enjoying it, you know?,” the Thor star told the SmartLess podcast of the decision earlier this year.
Hemsworth, has described the family’s move to the Byron Bay area as “the greatest decision” and has said living there makes him feel more grounded and “less famous”.
The incident remains under investigation by NSW police.
