Student, 24, who took a cocktail of drugs before disappearing at a 'bush doof' could have been saved - but his friends were too scared to report him missing, inquest hears The inquest into the death of a 24-year-old reveller who vanished is underway Tiemuzhen Chalaer, known to his friends as Tim, consumed a cocktail of drugs He and his friends were at an unregistered bushlands music festival in 2016 Friends never reported him missing as didn't want the party to be shut downBy Alex Chapman For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:34 GMT, 18 February 2019 | Updated: 12:34 GMT, 18 February 2019 Viewcomments The friends of a diabetic reveller who disappeared after consuming a cocktail of drugs could have saved his life, but they didn't want their festival to be shut down. Chinese student Tiemuzhen Chalaer, known to his friends as Tim, was last seen alive at the unregistered GEOHectic music festival in regional New South Wales on August 6, 2016. A three-day inquest before the NSW Coroners Court is currently underway, examining the true cause behind the 24-year-old's death. On its first day, the court heard that Tim's friends waited more than 12 hours before reporting the diabetic, who wandered off without his insulin, as missing. An inquest into the death of Chinese student Tiemuzhen Chalaer (pictured) is underway Known to his friends as Tim, Mr Chalaer wandered from a festival campsite to urinate Fellow revellers watched on as the international student consumed acid, magic mushrooms, MDMA, cannabis and alcohol during the music festival. The next morning, he got up at about 6:30am to urinate in a bush and was never seen again. Friends who quickly realised he was missing chose not to report it to event organisers or police out of fear their party would be shut down - as it was unregistered and revellers were openly taking drugs, the inquest heard. 'Unfortunately they were more worried about their own self interest,' Detective Senior Constable Myles Oxford told the inquest 'They were more concerned about the party getting closed down.' Mr Chalaer's friends scoured the campsite on their own for a while, before leaving without him. The last person who saw the young man alive said he thought his mate had caught a ride with someone else, but suspected something was awry when his insulin lay unclaimed in the back seat of their car. Friends of Mr Charlaer, a diabetic, drove off with his insulin in the back seat of their car The 24-year-old (pictured) was reported missing more than 12 hours after he disappeared because his friends didn't want to get in trouble for consuming drugs at the festival His flatmate immediately called the police when he found he was missing, more than 12 hours after he wandered into the bush. The next morning police began a desperate search through bushland using helicopters, dogs, drones and hundreds of volunteers. They only found a pair of shoes and socks 200 metres from the campsite, the court heard. 'If we had got down there earlier, if we had called out he might have been able to respond,' Det Oxford said. Search parties (pictured) believe if they had have been alerted earlier, they might have found him The unregistered bush festival was held at Wheelbarrow Ridge Road Track (stock image) One of Mr Chalaer's friends, who was given the court-appointed pseudonym Benjamin Casey, said he didn't want to play the 'drug blame game'. He said the diabetic had smoked marijuana, making him paranoid that 'everyone was against him'. He wandered off to urinate because he said he couldn't go with people nearby. But doctors believe Mr Chalaer's diabetes caused acute urinary retention, meaning he may have died of a ruptured bladder. The three-day inquest will determine whether Mr Chalaer died from a diabetes-related illness, exposure, a fall, foul play or suicide. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility