The household of a north Queensland mom lacking in Mexico, whose two-year-old daughter, Adelynn, was discovered alone at a Cancún church, are pleading with authorities to assist swiftly carry the kid to Australia.
Tahnee Shanks, 32, was final seen within the Yucatan peninsula resort city on Monday, the place she was holidaying together with her Mexican accomplice and Adelynn’s father, Jorge Aguirre Estudillo, who can also be reportedly lacking.
Her brother Ben and mom, Leanne, will journey to Mexico on Friday to attempt to take custody of her youngster and produce her to Australia.
The household say Adelynn is being cared for by a household providers organisation.
“They’ll be going straight to get Addy, after which straight to the embassy to get her passport sorted, after which straight to the police station to begin serving to to search out Tahnee,” Dan Shanks, Adelynn’s uncle, stated.
“Addy and my mom will likely be flying residence instantly, as quickly as they will, and my brother will likely be staying behind to help police.”
He stated the household was providing a $5,000 reward for data resulting in his sister’s protected return.
Tahnee Shanks, who grew up in Conway Seaside on the Whitsundays, is a Mexican citizen and has been dwelling within the North American nation for a number of years.
Her household say she had been attempting to return residence, however these plans had been derailed by Covid-19 and different issues.
“Tahnee simply needed to come back residence,” Shanks stated.
“She was homesick and he or she needed to see her household.”
In a put up on her Fb account final Might, Tahnee Shanks expressed her frustration that border closures wouldn't permit her to come back again to Australia till mid-2022.
“My child lady will likely be 2 1/2 years outdated and hasn’t even met her grandad, uncles, nice gran, cousins,” she wrote.
Shanks stated he spoke to a Mexican police officer who was investigating his sister’s disappearance on Thursday, with Tahnee’s paediatrician performing as an interpreter.
He stated police had discovered what they believed to be the automobile the household had been travelling in.
“It’s a white Toyota Tundra and apparently they're fairly uncommon in Cancún … and it was discovered close to the church the place Addy was dumped,” he stated.
He stated he had additionally spoken with the Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce on Thursday and was urging Australian authorities to assist make sure the household acquired an emergency passport to carry Adelynn to Queensland.
“My sister had all this organised, but it surely’s a protracted course of attempting to do it from Mexico,” Shanks stated.
“We’re attempting to speed up that, get an emergency one sorted.”
Tahnee Shanks’ social media profiles describe her as an aspiring journey author and a “completely happy hippy ginger ninja” who's travelling “around the globe one nation at a time”.
Buddies say she is “adventurous and enjoyable”.
“She had a daughter after which her entire life turned about her daughter,” one stated.
“She by no means left her daughter’s facet.”
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