Desperate family of missing Queensland mum break their silence after she was spotted in eerie CCTV footage moments before she vanished
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The family of missing Queensland mum Tayla Spies has broken their silence and admitted they are ‘out of their minds’ with frustration as the hunt enters its 12th day.
Ms Spies – pronounced ‘Speez’ – was last seen driving on the Carnarvon Highway, just south of the Condamine turnoff heading towards Roma, around 460km west of Brisbane between 10am and 1pm on Sunday, February 2.
But Malcolm Spies said his large family, based in the Dalby area of Queensland’s Western Downs region, now felt like they were ‘hitting their heads against a brick wall’
‘No trace of her, nor of her car, what’s more,’ Mr Spies told Daily Mail Australia.
CCTV footage showed Ms Spies, 29, was last seen wearing a fluorescent pink long sleeve shirt and light-coloured shorts, but her sister Rebecca has now revealed that may be misleading.
She was behind the wheel of her white 2017 dual cab Toyota Hilux ute with a distinctive black bumper bar and blacked out wheels, with the Queensland registration 559 GJ7.
‘She ended up changing into a white shirt with purple writing on it and a Mimco (brand) shoulder bag in the afternoon on Sunday,’ her sister posted online.
‘Please, if anybody has seen Tayla or her car, report it ASAP. We just want to know she’s okay and safe.’
Tayla Spies is described as as Caucasian with brown shoulder length hair, blue eyes, a slim build, approximately 170cm tall and has the word KARMA tattooed on her chest
Eerie CCTV footage shows Tayla Spies leaving a Dalby motel on Sunday February 2 and driving off but no trace of her or her vehicle have been found
CCTV of Tayla that morning shows her leaving a motel in Dalby dressed in the pink shirt, light shorts and black thongs and carrying a very large red and white patterned bag to her car
Tayla operated her own business and her family stressed she was both capable and responsible.
Ms Spies is from Roma, 270km northwest of Dalby, where she was visiting for the weekend. She had planned to return home prior to her disappearance.
CCTV of Ms Spies showed her leaving a motel in Dalby dressed in the pink shirt, light shorts and black thongs and carrying a very large red and white patterned bag to her car at about 8am on that day.
Police have now launched Operation X-Ray Spa to investigate Ms Spies’ disappearance and believe she travelled west towards Surat after leaving Dalby.
‘There have been times when Tayla has gone off the network, so to speak, for a couple of days,’ said Chief Inspector Garry Watts of Queensland’s South West police region.
‘(But) we have grave concerns for the welfare of Tayla.
‘Our public appeal to see if we can narrow it down to number one, where that vehicle is and number two, where Tayla is.’
Tayla Spies – pronounced ‘Speez’ – who ran her own events business has not been seen for 12 days sparking grave concerns among family and police
The family of missing Queensland mum Tayla Spies has broken their silence and admitted they are ‘out of their minds’ with frustration as the hunt enters its 12th day
Tayla was last seen behind the wheel of her white 2017 dual cab Toyota Hilux ute (above) with a distinctive black bumper bar and blacked out wheels, with the Queensland registration 559 GJ7
Ms Spies’ ute was last seen at the intersection of Burrowes Street and Cordelia Street in Surat at 11.10am on February 2.
Investigators appealed for anyone travelling between Dalby, Surat and surrounding areas between the hours of 10.30am and 12.30pm on February 2, to check dashcam footage.
