Missing New Zealander appears to actually have already left Bali over 2 weeks ago

The search has been on in Bali for a New Zealander, who his friends say never made it back from his impulsive holiday earlier this month, with a woman he met on Tinder. 

But now after an intensive effort looking for Josh Goudswaard in Bali, a friend of his apparently is saying that the kiwi left Bali on Nov. 1. 

The kiwi had sent his friends and family into a panic when he texted he was set to fly back to Oz — he lives in Perth — on Nov. 6, but he wasn’t seen or heard from since. 

In addition to reporting Goudswaard’s disappearance to the police, consulate, and immigration, along with searching hospitals and prisons for the man, missing person posters were heavily shared on Bali social media. 

The 32-year-old’s cell phone is reportedly disconnected and the last activity on his bank account was on Nov. 5, for a small transaction in the English town of Stoke-on-Trent, reports the Australian. 

Aaron Smith, one of the friends who has been central to sharing updates about Goudswaard’s disappearance wrote an update on Facebook, apparently confirming that Goudswaard is no longer in Bali.

Titled, “Not in Indonesia,” Smith posted: “Just received conformation (sic) from the NZPD who is leading the case that his Exit Card was overlooked by Indo Authorities and he did in fact Exit Indonesia on the 1st November.

“DFAT & MFAT are working very hard to confirm his movements from there right now. Extremely Bizarre Twist Indeed. On behalf of his Family & Friends, A huge THANK YOU!! to everyone in Bali for caring & assistance. Some very Kind Souls Indeed. Bless you’re Harts (sic) for Beating.”

Meanwhile Bali immigration office’s enforcement chief Ngurah Rai Hermansyah explained that it was totally possibly Goudswaard left the country without his office knowing, if the kiwi went through a different port.

“We have no record of (Joshua) going through our immigration checkpoint to leave the country. However I cannot confirm that he is still in Indonesia. We only monitor what is going on within our jurisdiction. If for example he were to travel to Surabaya and exit the country through there, then there is no way for us to know. Unless the embassy notify us and ask us to locate this man, then we would check with all immigration offices across the country. So far the embassy has not done so,” Hermansyah said, as quoted by the Australian.