BREAKING NEWS Pheobe Bishop's housemate James Wood is released without charge after being taken into police custody
Missing teenager Pheobe Bishop's housemate has been released without charge after hours of questioning.
Pheobe was last seen on May 15 leaving a rundown home in Gin Gin, near Bundaberg, where she had been living with couple Tanika Kristan Bromley and James Wood.
Queensland Police say the pair told detectives they drove Pheobe to Bundaberg Airport for an 8.30am flight to Brisbane and then on to Perth, where she planned to meet up with her boyfriend.
Pheobe failed to board and neither she nor her luggage have been seen since, with police revealing her neither her phone or bank accounts have been accessed.
Her housemate, James Wood was taken into custody in Bundaberg on Wednesday.
Police secured his car on Bolewski Street, in Bundaberg, before taking him into custody.
Wood had been living in his car in the area since the Gin Gin property was declared a crime scene while Bromley has been staying with family on the outskirts of town.
Police questioned the 34-year-old in connection with Pheobe's disappearance
Queensland Police confirmed on Thursday he has been released.
'Detectives are continuing to run through several lines of enquiry as investigations continue, and will conduct physical searches when required,' a spokesperson said.
'Police are continuing to appeal for any information about Pheobe's whereabouts.'
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