‘Indescribable pain’: Mother’s desperate plea after daughter vanishes from beach

A mother in New Zealand has issued an emotional plea to the people she believes last saw her daughter before she disappeared.

The mother of missing a New Zealand nursing student has made an emotional plea to those who she says were last with her daughter.

Breanna Muriwai has not been seen or heard from since the early hours of August 28 when she was seen walking down Te Horo Beach, 70km north of Wellington on New Zealand’s North Island.

Police said Ms Muriwai’s mobile phone was found on the same beach on October 7, the New Zealand Herald reports.

In a Facebook post, Ms Muriwai’s mother Jasmin Gray called for the “two people” who she alleged were with her daughter when she went missing to let her know where she is.

“So we can come out of this nightmare and get on with life! I know both of you have kids of your own – think of them if you have a heart and just imagine if this was happening to one of them,” she wrote.

Ms Gray described the time since her daughter went missing as “eight weeks of indescribable pain”.

“If these two guys are your family members, please help us get our girl back.

“We love you bub and we’re not giving up ’til you’re home x Mum.”

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Breanna Muriwai disappeared from a New Zealand beach. Picture: Jasmin Gray/Facebook

The 22-year-old’s phone was later found on the same beach. Picture: Jasmin Gray/Facebook

Police have been approached for comment but did not confirm the allegation two people were with Ms Muriwai when she disappeared and said there were no updates in the case at this stage.

Ms Gray previously spoke to the Herald about her daughter, describing her as outgoing and vibrant with a passion for the outdoors, adding she has a wicked sense of humour that always “turned a low into a good laugh”.

“She is always striving to learn, grow, thrive and do better within and around herself which is what drives her,” she said.

The 22-year-old was in the process of completing a nursing course.

Police revealed they were seeking information about a purple suitcase they believe is "significant" to the investigation. Picture: New Zealand Police

Purple suitcase may be key to investigation

A few weeks ago police revealed they were seeking information about a purple suitcase they believe is “significant” to the investigation.

They said its recovery may help them figure out the circumstances of the young woman’s disappearance.

“The clear focus of the investigation is to find Breanna and to establish the circumstances of what led Breanna to be at Te Horo Beach,” Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson said.

This article originally appeared in the New Zealand Herald and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as ‘Indescribable pain’: Mother’s desperate plea after daughter vanishes from beach