Police are searching for the missing person.
Australian teenager Phoebe Bishop
It has been 10 days since she was last spotted heading towards the Bundaberg airport to supposedly meet her boyfriend, though she never got on the plane.
On Sunday, police dogs and helicopters were added to the search efforts for the 17-year-old, with the operation being extended into the bushlands and waterways of the Good Night Scrub National Park.
Queensland police stated that Ms. Bishop hasn’t been spotted or contacted anyone since May 15th.
A relative mentioned that Ms. Bishop did not show up for her flight. “She failed to board her flight intended to see her boyfriend, whom she called at 8:30 am,” as stated by them, according to reports.
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“From now on, her phone will be turned off. She hasn’t reached out to anybody whatsoever, and nobody has spotted her,” shared the family member with the media outlet.
She was last spotted on the morning of May 15 when she was being transported to the Bundaberg airport by her housemates.
Video footage circulating online depicted a silver Hyundai ix35 cruising down a side street in Gin Gin. According to law enforcement, this vehicle model appeared to be identical to the one Ms. Bishop was in when she went missing.
The video was reportedly from two hours after Ms Bishop was dropped to the Bundaberg airport for her flight to
Brisbane
She was subsequently set to journey to
Perth
to meet her boyfriend.
The authorities have confiscated the silver Hyundai ix35 bearing the Queensland plate number 414EW3 and designated it as an ongoing crime scene.
Previously, Acting Inspector Ryan Thompson stated that the police were still attempting to ascertain “if Pheobe was indeed dropped off at the airport and if she recognized the driver of the SUV.” He added, “We continue collaborating to reconstruct her activities for that particular day.”
Forensic officers have gathered several items placed in brown evidence bags; however, it remains unclear whether these items are linked to the case at hand.
Facebook
Users shared images of their doorstep luminaries on Ms Bishop’s mother Kylie Johnson’s profile, stating this was intended to “lead Phoebe back.”
“Let our glowing lights illuminate your way, Phoebe,” another user commented, sharing an image of their illuminated front porch.
Ms Bishop’s mother offered up prayers for her daughter’s safe return. “I am praying that the lights of Gin Gin and the glow of the entire world will lead you back to me, bring you back to us, and guide you back to your brothers and sisters and our family. Without you in our lives, our existence means nothing,” she penned. “All we want to know is where you are and whether you’re safe.”
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