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Miranda Bryant in Stockholm

Couple who ran Swedish eco-retreat fled leaving behind barrels of human waste

Mette Helbæk and Flemming Hansen
Mette Helbæk and Flemming Hansen vanished from Stedsans several months ago leaving behind 158 barrels of human excrement and animals that had been left to die. Photograph: instagram

A Danish chef couple who attracted international acclaim with a “forest resort” in Sweden have been tracked down to Guatemala after apparently going on the run from tax authorities, leaving behind 158 barrels of human waste.

Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk founded their purportedly eco-friendly retreat, Stedsans, in Halland, southern Sweden, after claiming to have “felt the call of the wild” in Copenhagen, where they ran a popular rooftop restaurant.

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