Pheobe Bishop disappearance : Police are continuing their search in the areas surrounding Gin Gin and Bundaberg as they investigate the disappearance of 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, who has been missing for over a week.
Pheobe was scheduled to fly to Western Australia via Brisbane last Thursday to visit her boyfriend, but she never boarded her flight from Bundaberg Airport.
Her last known sighting was at 8:30 a.m., when her roommates dropped her off outside the airport. However, authorities state that she never entered the terminal.
We’ve reviewed CCTV footage from the airport, and it confirms she did not go inside, said Detective Acting Inspector Ryan Thompson.
The vehicle used to take her to the airport, a grey Hyundai ix35, along with the house in Gin Gin where she lived with her roommates, have now been declared active crime scenes.
Search Intensifies for Missing Teen Pheobe Bishop in Bundaberg and Gin Gin
Police confirmed this morning that no arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.
Detectives are working to trace Pheobe’s movements on May 15 and are appealing to the public for dash cam or CCTV footage of a grey Hyundai ix35 (Queensland registration 414EW3) seen in the Airport Drive and Samuels Road area in Bundaberg, as well as the Gin Gin area.
Speaking to Pheobe’s boyfriend expressed his shock and heartbreak, saying the situation still felt unreal but that he was doing his best to stay strong.
Pheobe’s mother, Kylie Johnson, described the family’s grief as “raw and real,” sharing an emotional post on Facebook.
We are trying to hold onto the light that is our free-spirited gypsy soul, Phee Phee,” she wrote.
Phee, we need you home. We need to hear your sassy voice and feel your hugs again.
No Arrests Yet as Police Seek Public Help and Review CCTV in Disappearance Case
Pheobe’s family has distributed over 400 missing person flyers throughout Bundaberg and Gin Gin, and they’ve been actively searching local rivers and bushland in hopes of finding clues to her whereabouts.
Pheobe is described as being about 180 centimetres tall, with a fair complexion, long dyed red hair, and hazel eyes.
She was last seen carrying luggage and wearing a green tank top paired with grey tracksuit pants.
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