‘People don't vanish': Update on missing teen
Phoebe Bishop, 17, was last seen at Airport Dr in Bundaberg around 8.30am on May 15.
She did not check-in for a booked flight and has not been seen or heard from since.
Her disappearance is being treated as suspicious. Queensland Police appeal for public assistance to locate Pheobe Bishop, who disappeared without a trace while scheduled to board a flight. Facebook Credit: Supplied
Police on Thursday revealed that no one is currently in custody in relation to the disappearance the teenager.
A Gin Gin property where Ms Bishop had been living with two other people was remains an active crime scene, as well as a seized grey Hyundai ix35. Police are appealing to the public for footage of a grey Hyundai ix35 with Queensland registration 414EW3 to aid their investigation. QLD Police Credit: Supplied
Police are also appealing to the public for dashcam and CCTV footage of the grey Hyundai ix35 with Queensland registration 414EW3 near the Airport Drive and Samuels Road area in Bundaberg and also the Gin Gin area on May 15.
Detective Acting Inspector Ryan Thompson said public information will be vital to forwarding this investigation.
'You may have the small piece of information that leads us to finding Pheobe,' he said.
'People don't vanish – someone knows something and we're urging anyone with information to contact police immediately.' Police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop (pictured). Credit: Supplied
Act. Insp Thompson said police were told Ms Bishop was dropped off at the airport by 'associates'.
'We're still working together to piece together her movements on that day,' he said.
Acting Police Commissioner Shane Chelepy said police hold 'real concerns' for Ms Bishop's welfare and also pleaded for anyone with information to come forward.
'We've got real concerns, Ms Bishop's been now missing for seven days and we'll now treat her as a missing person [that is] suspicious,' Act. Commissioner Chelepy said on the 4BC Breakfast Show. Pheobe's mother, Kylie Johnson, has issued multiple appeals for help on Facebook. Facebook Credit: Supplied
'If any of the public have seen that vehicle and its movement or seen Pheobe in that time, we really do urgently need them to contact Crimestoppers or Policelink today.'
Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson, who has been pleading for public assistance since her daughter first disappeared, wrote a heartfelt message to the missing teenager on Thursday.
'Phee is still missing our heartache and pain is raw and real,' she wrote on Facebook.
'We as a family are trying to hang onto the light of life that is our Free Spirited Gypsy Soul Phee Phee.
'Phee we need you home, we need to hear your sassy voice and feel your hugs.'
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