A soon-to-be grey nomad who is suffering from terminal cancer has had his Big Lap plans thrown into chaos after thieves stole his beloved caravan.
Danny Hancock and his wife Sue were planning to set off on their dream trip around Australia in the next few weeks … but that now looks unlikely to happen.
The 64-year old woke up on Easter Sunday to find his custom-fitted Jayco Silveline missing, with remnants of the van’s locks the only indication that it had ever been there.
“You can imagine how you feel when you’ve got the trip of a lifetime planned, and then it gets taken away from you… it’s disgraceful,” Mr
Hancock told Yahoo7 News. “It looks like a professional hit, they’ve used bolt cutters to get in… no one heard a thing.”
The Jayco Silverline caravan stolen from outside the couple’s Burleigh Heads home. PIC: Supplied/ Yahoo7 News
“Absolutely gutted that people with no honour can do this,” Ms Hancock wrote, alongside a series of photos of their caravan.
The Queensland grandfather, who is currently battling metastasised prostate cancer, told Yahoo7 News that ‘the standard-grey nomad’ trip was something he had dreamt of doing for 42 years.
“I was told I might last one year, I might last three years,” he said.
The Hancock’s were due to start their well-planned journey after the end of the Commonwealth Games later this month, meeting other friends down in South Australia.
Yahoo7 News reports that, with time against them, the couple knows that date may now be pushed way back.
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So sorry TO HEAR that terrible news I hope someone out there can help this wonderful couple and make there dream come true
There are plenty of moneybags people out there…for God’s sake someone help this man….
You poor buggers! I wish you well and hope your van is recovered wth no major problems and hope your dream ahead comes true.
Scum how can they do this even if not aware of the mans situation.
Your heart has got to go out to these people. Hopefully the culprits are caught and the van found.
What a mob of arseholes, I hope you get it back soon and all the very best for the future.If every body on the track keeps an eye out. But then as usual the law and courts wont care about a mans dreams. Stevo.
Come on all you caravan manufacturers like jayco sunland etc… surely you would love to put your name out there dont be stingy and donate this couple a van to fullfill his 42 years of dreams come true surely you manufacturers can 🙂
Disgusting low life’s…..This makes me sick to the stomach: do hope insurance will cover them and just proves locks are only for honest people: do hope a Jayco dealer somewhere can rescue these people.
There are some absolute grubs out there who have no respect for other peoples property. I do hope that the van is found and returned in good condition and that the perpetrators are bought to justice and dealt with accordingly. It is a sad day for all vanners that these incidents continue to occur.
Full force of the law to these scumbags.
No slaps on wrists! Lock them up! Take away their freedom!
THIS is what “safety cameras” SHOULD be used for!! There will be footage of this van somewhere!!!
COME ON CARAVAN MANUFACTURERS JAYCO .. SUNLAND…SURELY YOU GUYS CAN ARRANGE FOR A VAN !!!
Show the Aussie spirit …
This man is volunteering at the Commonwealth games!!!
C’mon Aussie c’mon !!!
Heartbreaking news, I do hope some rich Australian can come forward and hel this sad couple, just to make his last journey a memorable one
Hi guys, really sorry o hear this, I could be mistaken however, I do remember seeing a huge caravan ar rhe end of the long weekend in BIRKENHEAD Adelaide, Not sure if this is yours…..
where the hell would you hide this though..share wide and far someone must have seen it?
I hope it was insured