Remains found in bushland are confirmed to be those of missing teen Pheobe Bishop
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Pheobe Bishop's family have confirmed the human remains found in bushland are hers after she vanished on her way to Bundaberg Airport in central Queensland on May 15.
Her housemates James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, were charged with her murder on June 5, more than three weeks after she disappeared.
Officers discovered the teenager's remains the following day in bushland near a national park, an hour's drive from Bundaberg airport.
Police allege they moved her body more than once.
The Bishop family said officers on Monday confirmed the remains were Pheobe's.
'Our family would like to thank everyone involved from information reported to searching and everyone that has sent heartwarming messages,' they said in a statement.
'We just would also like to have time to process and grieve this new information as a family and ask for privacy at this time.'
A statement from Queensland Police on Tuesday afternoon confirmed the grim update and continued to appeal for more information on her last movements.
'Human remains located at an area near Good Night Scrub National Park are that of missing teenager Pheobe Bishop,' it said.
'The remains were discovered during a search of the area on June 6. Investigations into locating more items of interest in relation to this matter remain ongoing.
'Officers continue to appeal for any information in relation to Pheobe Bishop or the movement of a grey Hyundai IX35 between May 15 to 18 in the greater Gin Gin area.'
Pheobe was being driven to Bundaberg Airport by her housemates to catch a flight to Western Australia to visit her boyfriend, but there was no sign of her on airport security cameras.
Their car was seen near the airport that day.
Court documents allege she was murdered on Airport Drive in Bundaberg where she was last seen with her luggage, which police have yet to find.
It is alleged Bromley and Wood interfered with her corpse on May 15 and again two days later when Pheobe's body is said to have been moved to Good Night Scrub National Park.
Wood and Bromley remain in custody and are due to appear in court again in August.
It's understood detectives relied on DNA on Pheobe's clothes and DNA from hair at the scene to identify her after her body lay for three weeks in a remote area where feral dogs and wild pigs roam.
Police confirmed Pheobe's remains had not been buried at the site where they were found.
Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson was informed that police had found human remains just moments before the discovery was made public.
'I didn't think my heart could break anymore then it did when you went missing, or when the charges were laid, but this! This is ripping me apart,' she said in a post as the news broke.
On Sunday, a convoy of more than 50 vehicles travelled from Gin Gin to Bundaberg to honour Pheobe's memory.
Tributes have flowed from the community and her boyfriend Levi, who had been preparing for a beach trip with Pheobe.
Levi's father Rick - speaking on his son's behalf - opened up to Daily Mail Australia last week. (We are not revealing Levi's surname at the family's request.)
Rick said Levi is still too traumatised by Pheobe's loss to speak about it - but said the family wanted to pay tribute to the special bond between the lovestruck teenagers.
'Levi absolutely adored Pheobe,' he said.
Rick revealed the tragedy is the second devastating event to hit the family after Levi lost his mother in a car crash in Bundaberg just four years ago - a tragedy that prompted the family to move across the country.
'They would video chat all night, every night, falling asleep - and then they would tell each other who was sleep-talking the next day,' Rick told Daily Mail Australia.
'It was a bit cute.'
The father-of-six said the couple had been excited for weeks about their reunion and were busily planning out every detail.
'Levi had bought Pheobe a Canon camera worth $1000 because she wanted to get into photography,' he said.
'A week before she was supposed to land, Levi had packed the 4WD up with camping gear.
'He had planned a trip to Esperance in WA, camping on the beach with Pheobe.
'They were both really excited about that.
'It's so heartbreaking seeing what could have been a beautiful future together shattered into pieces.'
