Mum ‘dwelling each dad or mum’s worst nightmare’ after daughter, 14, goes lacking
A devastated mum whose daughter went lacking a month in the past says she resides “every parent’s worst nightmare”. Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, 14, has been lacking since April 30 when she was final seen crossing a bridge in Launceston, Tasmania. Bobbi-Lee Ketchell, 34, a mum-of-four, says she has barely been in a position to eat or sleep after her daughter’s disappearance.
Mrs Ketchell, who can also be mum to 3 sons aged 16, 10, and 4, is holding onto hope that her daughter can be discovered alive however is fearing the worst.
Authorities have mentioned {the teenager} might have been taken towards her will.
Police have searched the North Esk River however discovered no clues and are nonetheless attempting to hint three autos caught on CCTV across the time Shyanne-Lee disappeared.
Mrs Ketchell advised the Mercury: “I’m living every parent’s worst nightmare, but all I can do is pray she’s safe and comes home into my arms.”
The “funny, outgoing and compassionate” Shyanne-Lee was dwelling at an in danger youth centre final and was final at dwelling along with her mum two months earlier than she went lacking.
Mrs Ketchell spoke to her daughter on the cellphone the evening earlier than she went lacking and the pair had an argument about Shyanne-Lee, who has behavioural issues and suffers from melancholy, breaking guidelines to depart the centre.
She mentioned: “The last thing I did was tell her I love her. She didn’t say it back. It was the last time I heard her voice.”
Preparing herself for the worst, Mrs Ketchell added she has “a gut feeling she is no longer with us”.
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Following the search of the river on May 12, Inspector Craig Fox mentioned: “Police have today continued their search in the North Esk River, but unfortunately there has been no sighting of Shyanne-Lee. We will continue with planned policing activities over the weekend; however, we are confident that based on current information we have thoroughly searched the North Esk River area around where Shyanne-Lee was last seen.
“As is regular follow, an impartial overview of the search grid can be performed, and additional air and water searches could also be performed subsequent week with an expanded search grid. This has been an intensive search and I thank everybody for his or her help, together with Tasmania SES members, volunteers, and members of the group.
“I’ll urge anyone who has information on Shyanne-Lee’s location or movements to come forward. Any piece of information, even small, may be what we need to find Shyanne-Lee. If you were in the area of Henry Street, Launceston, near the North Esk River, around 8.30pm on Sunday 30 April, and you haven’t already spoken to police, please come forward.”
“Again, I remind Shyanne-Lee that if she is on the market, and if she’s scared to come back ahead for worry of being in hassle, I reassure her she just isn’t in hassle, and all of us wish to know she is okay.”