Freemason society distances itself from 'Worshipful Master' member after she mysteriously vanished at sea with her son in a case that's baffled police - who probed theory she was already DEAD in chilling final photo

• Felicity Loveday, 83, and her son Adrian, 56, disappeared at sea last December
• Pair embarked on a three day boat trip to 'cleanse' Ms Loveday of 'black magic' 
• Daughter Christina snapped the final image of the pair boarding the boat  
• Freemasonry society has sought to distance itself from the odd disappearance
• Said Ms Loveday's personal beliefs 'in no way associated with Freemasonry'
• Do you know more? Contact this reporter: charlie.coe@mailonline.co.uk 

The Freemason society has sought to distance itself from an elderly and once-powerful follower of the famously secretive organisation who mysteriously disappeared at sea after setting off in a small boat.

Dementia-sufferer Felicity Loveday, 84, vanished with her son Adrian Meneveau, 56, who had cared for her for the seven years up to their disappearance, after setting off from a wharf in Frankston, Victoria on December 11.

Their empty boat was found submerged at Ricketts Point - 24km away - four days after her daughter Christina Loveday took a photo of the pair as she waved off her relatives on their voyage.

Police have been told the trip was part of a plan to 'cleanse' the elderly former member of an affiliated Freemason body called Le Droit Humain of 'evil spirits' she had somehow 'awoken'.

Authorities also investigated if Ms Loveday was already dead when the picture was taken. 

A leading figure in the Australian Federation of Freemasons on Sunday said her membership to the Masonic Order was in no way related to the events of last year. 

+6

Last photo: Felicity Loveday, 83 (on right) and her son, Adrian Meneveau, 56, were lost at sea during a bizarre three-day boat trip to 'cleanse' Ms Loveday of evil spirits 

'The personal beliefs and practices are in no way associated with Freemasonry nor are they associated with her role as a former presiding officer of one of our Lodges,' the federation's Grand Commander and Supreme Council Representative said.

'Freemasonry has nothing to do with ''evil'', ''black magic'' and ''cleansing rituals".' 

Ms Loveday was active in Freemasonry and had the influential title of a 'Worshipful Master' in the mid-2000's - the highest position in an individual lodge and master of ceremonies - until a few years ago.