A young girl missing in a remote rural area of southern Tasmania has spent a second night in the open.
Key points:
- A team of searchers remained at the site overnight
- Shayla Phillips's mother reported her missing at Stormlea on Wednesday
- More than 100 people have been involved in the search
Police sniffer dogs arrived from Victoria yesterday to assist with the search, and police said additional resources were arriving overnight.
Four-year-old Shayla Phillips was reported missing from her home at Stormlea on the Tasman Peninsula by her mother Bianca on Wednesday afternoon.
She was last seen at about 2:30pm playing in her backyard with two dogs belonging to a neighbour. When her mother checked 30 minutes later, she and one of the dogs were missing.
Police were called in to search, and the rescue helicopter spotted the missing dog about 700 metres from the house.
There has been no sign of Shayla.
Crews on the ground have been looking in an area up to 1.2 kilometres from the house, with the helicopter covering a larger distance.
The lack of mobile coverage has made an already challenging situation more difficult.
"It's always a concern when there's an emergency and there's a call-out. The local police often struggle to get signal out," Tasman Mayor Kelly Spaulding said.
A small team stayed in the area overnight. Search crews said they would resume scouring the farmland and thick bush at about 7am.
Inspector Gavin Hallett said yesterday afternoon concerns for Shayla's welfare were growing.
"Due to the isolation and terrain in the Stormlea Road area where Shayla was last seen, a broad range of resources are continuing to be utilised to search from the air and on the ground," he said in a statement.
Police have used helicopters, drones and scent dogs while police divers have searched dams and ponds in the area.
People on horseback have joined the search effort, which has also included police investigators, SES officers and Ambulance Tasmania.
Described as a healthy and happy little girl, Shayla was last seen wearing pink leggings, a cream top and gumboots.
Temperatures in the area dropped to about 11 degrees Celsius overnight.
Police do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances around Shayla's disappearance.
Inspector Hallett said Shayla's family was staying strong throughout the ordeal.
"I've spoken to the mother Bianca and she's very stoic," he said.
"She's a strong woman and hopeful we will find Shayla."
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