Phoebe Bishop’s family have confirmed that the remains found in bushland are hers.
Pheobe went missing on her way to Bundaberg airport in southern Queensland on May 15.
Her housemates James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, were charged with her murder on June 6, more than three weeks after she disappeared.
Officers discovered what were believed to be the teenager’s remains later that day in bushland near a national park, an hour’s drive from Bundaberg airport.
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.’
Police are still investigating how the teen died.
Remains found in bushland have been confirmed to be missing teen Phoebe Bishop
Mourners pay tribute to Bishop at a vigil
James Wood (pictured), 34, has been charged with the murder of Bishop
Pheobe was apparently dropped at Bundaberg Airport by her housemates to catch a flight to Western Australia to visit her boyfriend, but she never entered the terminal.
Authorities will allege she was murdered shortly after she was last seen and that her body was moved a number of times before it was found in bushland near Good Night Scrub National Park on June 6.
Wood and Bromley remain in custody and are due to appear in court again in August.
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.
