The mum of Pheobe Bishop, who vanished without a trace after failing to board a flight, has shared the one question her young son asked as the search for his missing sister continues.
The 17-year-old was last seen on May 15 leaving a home in Gin Gin near Bundaberg where she had been living with couple Tanika Bromley and James Wood.
Detectives believe the pair drove Pheobe the 40 minutes to Bundaberg Airport where she was supposed to board an 8.30am flight Brisbane and then onto Perth where she planned to meet up with her boyfriend.
Two crime scenes were declared including the property in Gin Gin and the silver Hyundai ix35, which allegedly was used to drop the teenager off at the airport.
Queensland police have searched bushland at the Good Night Scrub National Park, about an a hour away from where she was last seen, for the last two days and had cadaver dogs at the scene on Sunday.
On Monday, Pheobe’s mother, Kylie Johnson, shared an emotional message on Facebook as the search for her missing daughter entered day 11.
Ms Johnson said life as living a ‘heavy hell’ and explained the teen’s disappearance was taking a toll on everyone with her son asking why his sister won’t return his calls.
‘Not knowing what to say, what to do or even how to continue to live in this cyclone of uncertainty,’ Ms Johnson wrote.
The search for missing 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop has entered day 11 after she vanished without a trace when she failed to board a flight on May 15
Pheobe’s mum said her young son asked why his sister has not returned his calls
‘The tears come, the anger and frustrations come and most of all our hearts are shattering more and more each day.
‘Your little man/brother asked yesterday “Why won’t Phee take our calls? She always takes our calls!”
‘Mate I wish I knew but we have to believe that the police and the lights that our amazing community are leaving on will going to bring her home to us.’
Questions remain over exactly why Pheobe was living at the house with Ms Bromley and Mr Wood.
However, final posts she made to social media before she disappeared suggested the troubled teen had fallen out with her mother and would not return home.
Ms Bromley and Mr Wood were questioned by police and the couple have since been released. No charges have been laid over Phoebe’s disappearance.
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest Mr Wood and Ms Bromley were involved.
In a recent update, CCTV footage emerged on Facebook of the vehicle at the centre of the police investigation into Pheobe’s disappearance.
Two crime scenes were declared including the property in Gin Gin and the silver Hyundai ix35, which allegedly was used to drop the teenager off at the airport
Queensland police have searched bushland at the Good Night Scrub National Park for the last two days and had cadaver dogs at the scene
police announced they had discovered an item of potential interest in the national park
Footage showed the silver Hyundai ix35 – owned by Ms Bromley – driving through the backstreets of Gin Gin at 10.30am on May 15 – two hours after Pheobe was allegedly dropped off at the airport.
The footage has since been taken down.
On Friday night, police announced they had discovered an item of potential interest in the national park.
Detective Acting Inspector Thompson said at the time the police diving squad searched a creek.
‘Police have subsequently been conducting some searches of the Good Night Scrub National Park in the hopes of finding some evidence in relation to her disappearance,’ he said.
‘There are no specific persons of interest, however, police are following up all avenues of enquiry.’
Police did not say if the item that was found was connected to Pheobe.
On Saturday, police began conducting a land, water and aerial search of the Good Scrub National Park.
Pheobe’s mother, Kylie Johnson, (pictured) said life was like a’heavy hell’ since her daughter went missing
Investigators have asked for members of the public who may have seen a Hyundai ix35 in the Good Scrub National Par on May 15 to come forward
‘Police are trying to nail down the timeline to where this vehicle has gone,’ Detective Acting Inspector Ryan Thompson said.
‘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.’
Queensland’s State Emergency Service crews are combing through the bushland, while police divers search waterways.
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 following her disappearance but police failed to locate any of her personal belongings.
