Missing Teen, Crime Scene, and Unrelated Charges: The Gin Gin Mystery

Gin Gin Mystery: 17-Year-Old Girl Vanishes After Failing to Board Flight A 17-year-old girl, Phoebe Bishop, has been missing since Thursday, May 15th, 2025, from Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia. Phoebe was last seen at Bundaberg Airport around 8:30 am, but never checked in for her flight to Perth. The Gin Gin property where she had been staying with a local couple, Tanika Bromley and James Wood, remains a crime scene. Police are investigating the property, described by witnesses as cluttered and dilapidated, with a pervading stench of decay. The Daily Mail Australia revealed that Ms. Bromley is facing unrelated charges for possessing a sawed-off shotgun and a flick knife in public. While the reasons for Phoebe's stay at the Gin Gin home remain unclear, her final social media post suggests a possible argument with her mother. "Questions remain over exactly why she was living there," stated the Daily Mail Australia video narration. Police are continuing their search in the Gin Gin and Bundaberg areas, and no arrests have been made yet. The case highlights the complexities of missing person investigations and the search for answers in a small community.