Police have declared two crime scenes as the investigations into a 17-year-old-girl reported missing from Bundaberg continue.
Pheobe Bishop, 17, was scheduled to fly from Bundaberg to Western Australia, via Brisbane, on May 15 to visit a friend.
However, the 17-year-old did not check in or board her flight and has not been heard from since.
Police said a property in Gin Gin, where Pheobe was living prior to her disappearance, and a grey Hyundai ix35 believed to be the car Pheobe travelled to Airport Drive in, have been declared crime scenes. Police have seized the car.
Pheobe’s mum spoke out on Wednesday morning.
‘As we enter another day with Pheobe still missing our heart’s are breaking more and more. Phee we just need to know that you’re ok? We just need to hear your voice!
‘I’m begging anyone that has anything to contact Police link 131 444.
‘We as a family are thankful for the message of support and offers of assistance. Right now we are grasping onto hope and just trying to breath.’
Acting Police Inspector Ryan Thompson told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday that Pheobe was last seen at about 8.30am at Airport Drive in Bundaberg.
Insp Thompson said Pheobe was dropped off at the airport by ‘associates’ but never made it to the terminal.
He said police were investigating what happened outside the terminal at the time of her disappearance.
‘We’re still working together to piece together her movements on that day,’ Insp Thompson said.
Pheobe Bishop, 17, was last seen at about 8.30am at Airport Drive in Bundaberg, Queensland, on Thursday May 15
Detectives are collecting CCTV footage from the area and have urged anyone with dashcam footage around Airport Drive, Commercial Street and Samuels road to come forward.
Investigations are ongoing and her disappearance is now being treated as suspicious.
Pheobe was travelling with luggage and was last seen wearing a green tank top and grey tracksuit pants.
A land search was conducted around Airport Drive and the surrounding areas on Monday but police failed to locate any of her personal belongings.
Insp Thompson said a silver 2011 Hyundai ix35 was seen in the area at the time of Pheobe’s disappearance.
The vehicle is of interest to police as investigators work to determine whether the driver was known to Pheobe.
Insp Thompson said there has been no confirmed sightings of the teen and it was unclear whether she had left the airport on her own accord or if she met with foul play.
Pheobe’s phone and social media accounts have been inactive since she went missing, while her bank account has had no activity since May 14.
There have been unconfirmed reports Pheobe was seen on a bus heading to Moore Park Beach, but police have yet to investigate whether they are true.
Insp Thompson added Pheobe’s her disappearance was out of character and investigations would continue ‘as long as it takes’ to locate the missing girl.
The 17-year-old was set to fly from Bundaberg to Western Australia via Brisbane, but did not check in or board her flight and has not been seen or heard from since
‘As time goes on, the more worried the family is and the more concerned police are becoming,’ Insp Thompson said.
‘We are keeping an open mind in relation to the investigation.
‘We do have associates that are assisting police with our inquiries at the moment, and this is why we’re trying to narrow down that timeline in relation to where Pheobe could be.’
Pheobe’s mum, Kylie Johnson, has put up more than 400 missing person posters across Bundaberg and surrounding areas.
Ms Johnson shared her distress on social media as the search for her daughter continued into its seventh day.
‘As we enter another day with Pheobe still missing our heart’s are breaking more and more,’ Ms Johnson wrote on Wednesday.
‘Phee we just need to know that you’re ok? We just need to hear your voice. I’m begging anyone that has anything to contact Police.
‘We as a family are thankful for the message of support and offers of assistance. Right now we are grasping onto hope and just trying to breath.’
Police said there has been no confirmed sightings of the teen and it was unclear whether she had left the airport on her own accord or if she met with foul play
A silver 2011 Hyundai ix35 (stock image) was seen in the area at the time and investigators are working to determine whether the driver was known to Pheobe
In another message shared on Facebook, Ms Johnson expressed the family were ‘lost’ and unsure what to do next.
The distraught mother shot down suggestions that her daughter had run away as it was at odds with her character.
‘If you knew Pheobe you would know that she is free spirited and loves hard! She is loyal to the core and cut throat,’ Ms Johnson wrote.
She said her daughter last week marked the anniversaries of the deaths of her best friend and her family members.
‘She would never leave her family without contact – especially this week. [She] would never not contact us at this emotional time.’
Ms Johnson said her family were humbled by the outpouring of continuing support from the community.
She also thanked volunteers who searched riverbanks and bushland near the airport without being asked.
Ms Johnson also shared an emotional message directly to her daughter, begging her to let them know that she was okay.
Pheobe’s mum, Kylie Johnson, has put up more than 400 missing person posters across Bundaberg and surrounding areas as she desperately searches for her missing daughter
Police are urging anyone with dashcam footage of Airport Drive and Samuels Road area between 8.30am and 9.30am on May 15 to come forward (Pheobe and her mum above)
‘Honestly have no words to describe our heartbreak, heartache or fear that we won’t see or hear from her again,’ Ms Johnson wrote.
‘Flea, Flea, my heart tells me that you won’t see this, but I love you more than anything in the world.
‘Would be homeless just to hear you say “Hey Mummzie what’s doing”… I would honestly sell my soul to hear those words.’
Another post read: ‘Phee Phee I’m begging you please, please contact someone. I just need to know you’re safe.’
Ms Johnson advised the public to continue sharing Pheobe’s flyer and encouraged people to have conversations about her disappearance at work and with their kids.
Pheobe is described as approximately 180cm (six foot) tall with a pale complexion, long dyed red hair and hazel eyes.
Police are appealing to anyone with dashcam footage of Airport Drive, Commercial Street and Samuels Road area between 8.30am and 9.30am on May 15 to come forward.
Anyone with information regarding Pheobe’s whereabouts is urged to contact police link on 131 444.
