Emergency crews will today conduct a land, water and aerial search in a patch of bushland for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop.
Fire and Rescue teams are getting ready to operate a drone over the Good Scrub National Park, located just outside Gin Gin, an hour’s drive from where Bishop was last spotted.
Crews from Queensland’s State Emergency Service are also set to begin searching the bushland, and police divers are scheduled to investigate the park’s waterways.
Last night, police said they had made a breakthrough after they discovered an item of potential interest in the national park.
Detective Acting Inspector Ryan Thompson said yesterday the police diving squad had helped with the search of a creek.
“Police have been carrying out searches in the Good Night Scrub National Park, hoping to uncover some clues concerning her disappearance,” he mentioned.
“There are no specific persons of interest, however, police are following up all avenues of enquiry.”
Police have not confirmed if the item that was found is connected to Phoebe’s case.
The homicide squad is assisting in the search, but police say they are still holding out hope that Bishop is alive.
Pheobe was last seen on Thursday, May 15, by her housemates, who say they dropped her off outside the Bundaberg Regional Airport at 8.30am.
She had a ticket to fly to Western Australia, via Brisbane, to visit her boyfriend, but she never entered the terminal or checked in for her flight.
There has been no confirmed sighting of Pheobe or her luggage since then.
