Mum of missing teen makes emotional new plea

The mum of missing Queensland teen Pheobe Bishop has spoken retired for nan first time, issuing a further plea for nationalist assistance, arsenic nan hunt for nan 17-year-old girl approaches a 3rd week.

Pheobe was past seen connected May 15 earlier she grounded to committee a formation from Bundaberg to Perth.

Despite ample standard constabulary searches, including successful rugged bushland past week, detectives person been incapable to find nan young girl.

Today, her mum Kylie Johnson issued a heartbreaking video statement, saying their "lives person been changed for nan worse" and urged anyone pinch accusation to travel forward.

"This is simply a symptom nary personification aliases family should ever person to experience," Johnson said.

"Pheobe was a beautiful, loving, benignant person, and mundane not knowing wherever she has been is devastating for us.

"This is why we're appealing to anyone pinch immoderate accusation that whitethorn thief to bring Pheobe home, to interaction police.

"Even nan smallest spot of accusation whitethorn beryllium each nan constabulary request to find Pheobe."

Police opportunity Pheobe's housemates Tanika Bromley and James Wood were nan past to spot her astir 8.30am connected May 15, erstwhile they declare they dropped her disconnected extracurricular Bundaberg Regional Airport.

They've some since been charged pinch unrelated weapons offences.

Their location successful Gin Gin has been declared a crime scene, and a grey Hyundai has been seized.

Detectives are still appealing for imagination aliases sightings of a grey Hyundai ix35 successful nan greater Gin Gin area betwixt May 15 and 18.

"I cognize that this investigation isn't over. It will not beryllium complete for maine until we find Pheobe," Johnson said.

"I still clasp dream that Pheobe will travel home, but I person to see nan anticipation that she besides won't.

"If nan worst-case script has happened, I astatine slightest request to cognize wherever she's resting. I request to cognize wherever Pheobe is.

"My girl wouldn't conscionable disappear. Someone knows thing and arsenic a mum I'm asking you to travel guardant pinch your information."

Police opportunity they proceed to "run retired respective lines of enquiry".

The greater Gin Gin area remains nan attraction of nan investigation.

If you person accusation for police, interaction them anonymously via Crime Stoppers online, aliases telephone 1800 333 000. You tin besides interaction Policelink utilizing the online suspicious activity form or telephone 131 444.

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