Pheobe Bishop: Police desperate for public help after ‘suspicious’ disappearance of Bundaberg teen
Police have issued a fresh plea for public assistance, a week on from the last known sighting of Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop.
The 17-year-old 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.
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Police on Thursday revealed that no one is currently in custody in relation to the disappearance the teenager.
A Gin Gin property where Pheobe had been living with two other people was remains an active crime scene, as well as a seized grey Hyundai ix35.
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.”
Mr 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 Pheobe’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,” Mr Chelepy said on the 4BC Breakfast Show.
“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 Crime Stoppers 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.”
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000
Originally published as ‘People don’t vanish’: Update on ‘suspicious’ disappearance of teen
