Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky’s secluded Australian property was targeted in an overnight break-in, with masked intruders reportedly stealing three vehicles while Pataky was home.
The theft happened early Wednesday, November 11, at the couple’s estate in Broken Head, near Byron Bay. New South Wales Police confirmed that officers responded around 7:30 a.m. after receiving a report that four unidentified people had entered the property and taken the vehicles. No injuries were reported.
According to sources cited by Australian broadcaster 7NEWS, Pataky woke around 2 a.m. when the family’s dogs began barking but did not initially realize anything was wrong. When she reviewed security footage later that morning, she reportedly saw four people wearing ski masks, two of whom appeared to be carrying knives.
The broadcaster reported that the intruders climbed the property’s front fence and entered a garage, where the vehicles had been parked with their keys inside. Those details came from its reporting rather than the publicly quoted police statement.
The stolen vehicles were identified in local reports as a BYD, a Ram and a Ford Raptor pickup.
All three have since been recovered, updating earlier reports that one remained missing. Two were found in Coraki and Tabulam, while the third was located in Lennox Head. People reported that no arrests or charges had been announced as of Friday.
It has not been publicly established whether the intruders entered the family’s living quarters or whether the couple’s three children were home.
Hemsworth, 43, and Pataky, 50, share daughter India, 14, and 12-year-old twins Sasha and Tristan. The Thor actor and Fast & Furious actress have long described their move from Los Angeles to Australia as a way to enjoy a quieter family life away from Hollywood.
The investigation into the break-in remains ongoing.