The heartbroken family of missing mother Tayla Spies have confirmed the human remains found near her abandoned ute belonged to their loved one.
Investigators searching for Ms Spies discovered the 29-year-old’s 2017 Toyota Hilux near Noorindoo, 460km west of Brisbane, about 3pm on Thursday.
The Hilux was found at a Yuleba-Surat Road property about five minutes’ drive from where the young mum was last seen two months ago.
Ms Spies’ sister, Rebecca Spies, confirmed remains found about a kilometre from the vehicle were the missing mother’s in an emotional post on Sunday night.
‘It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the devastating loss of our beautiful, Tayla. Although she may no longer be here with us, she will always be in our hearts and I will carry her with me wherever I go,’ Rebecca wrote.
‘We would like to thank each and every one of you for all of the support and love we have received over the past 63 days and for the ongoing support we will continue to receive going forward.
‘We truly will be forever grateful to our family and friends for surrounding us, supporting us, picking us up when we fell down and for never letting us walk one step of this alone.
‘Tayla was and always will be so incredibly loved, more than she would ever know.’
Ms Spies was last seen on February 2 travelling on the Carnarvon Highway south of Roma in her Hilux between 10am and 1pm.
That ute and her belongings, including the pink shirt she was last seen wearing, were found on a Yuleba-Surat Road property on Thursday, April 3.
Police were not aware of any connection between Ms Spies and the property or its owner.
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The family of missing mother Tayla Spies (pictured) confirmed human remains found near her ute belonged to her
Investigators searching for Ms Spies discovered her 2017 Toyota Hilux (pictured) near Noorindoo
