Jeanne D'Arcy: The Woman Who Belonged to the Sea

In April 2022, 75-year-old Jeanne D’Arcy disappeared fromCottesloe, Western Australia, after leaving the Ocean Beach Hotel late at night.But Jeanne’s connection to Cottesloe began almost sixtyyears earlier, when she was one of a small group of young women finding their place in WA’s emerging surf culture.On the day she disappeared, Jeanne was trying to change herlife. She had sought legal advice, made plans to stay with family and spent the evening speaking with the people closest to her. By the following morning, her phone, car and belongings had been left behind.Then three items were found near the beach.What followed was a major search of the Cottesloe coastlineand, almost three years later, a coronial inquest into what happened after Jeanne was last captured on CCTV.This is the story of Jeanne D’Arcy, the woman who belongedto the sea.Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode.Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠