Abandoned toddler on her way to Australia as search continues for missing mum - 9News

A two-year-old girl found abandoned in a Mexican church is on her way to Australia with relatives, while the search continues for her mother.

Adelynn was found in a church in Cancun, shoeless and without her parents, almost a week ago.

Her mother, Australian woman Tahnee Shanks, is still missing.

Toddler Adelynn with her uncle Ben Shanks and grandmother Leanne. Her mum Tahnee Shanks is still missing. (9News)

Now, the family is heading back to Australia as the search continues for 32-year-old Shanks and her ex-partner, Adelynn's father, Jorge Aguirre Estudillo.

"We just want to get her home. She's going to be well looked after," Leanne said.

"It's breaking my heart to go without Tahnee.

"We're leaving knowing that Tahnee is getting searched for in a very professional way, they're doing an excellent job."

Tahnee Shanks has been missing for days after her daughter was abandoned outside a church in Cancun. (Facebook)

The family is offering a $5000 reward for anyone with information about Shanks' whereabouts.

Shanks had been living in Mexico with Estudillo and was holidaying in the country's south when she disappeared.

Her brother confirmed the relationship between his sister and Estudillo had begun to deteriorate, with Shanks considering a return to Australia.

Toddler Adelynn is travelling to Australia with relatives while her mum Tahnee Shanks remains missing. (Supplied/Facebook)

Witnesses say they believe it was Estudillo who left the young child at the church.

Shanks has not been heard from since last Sunday.

Estudillo is wanted for questioning but has not been located by authorities.

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