# Australian expat and Mexican babydaddy ex missing in Cancun {2022-05-05}

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**Created:** [May 5, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-expat-and-mexican-babydaddy-ex-missing-in-cancun-2022-05-05/964037 "2022-05-05T21:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-expat-and-mexican-babydaddy-ex-missing-in-cancun-2022-05-05/964037/1 "2022-05-05T21:14:58Z")

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> **[Missing Australian woman's young daughter found wandering alone in Mexico](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-05/australian-mum-tahnee-shanks-missing-in-mexico/101040894)**
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> The Australian family of a woman missing in Mexico will fly to Cancun in an attempt to rescue her two-year-old daughter after learning about it on social media.

> **[Aussie mum missing in Mexico after dad leaves their toddler daughter outside...](https://7news.com.au/news/missing-person/aussie-mum-missing-in-mexico-after-dad-leaves-their-toddler-daughter-outside-chapel--c-6689119)**
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> Tahnee Shanks and her ex-partner took their daughter for a holiday in Cancun - now the little girl is alone and neither parent can be found.

This can’t end well.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-expat-and-mexican-babydaddy-ex-missing-in-cancun-2022-05-05/964037/2 "2022-05-05T21:23:26Z")

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No, it will not.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-expat-and-mexican-babydaddy-ex-missing-in-cancun-2022-05-05/964037/3 "2022-05-06T12:28:12Z")

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babydaddy? 🤨

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-expat-and-mexican-babydaddy-ex-missing-in-cancun-2022-05-05/964037/4 "2022-05-06T12:33:21Z")

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He is the child’s father and they never married, so…