Baby girl dies as parents search for missing phone with hundreds of family photos

An 11-month-old girl has died, days after her parents' phone went missing, believed stolen. It holds hundreds of family photos that can't be replaced.

Baby Amiyah has passed away. Source: Facebook

An 11-month old girl has died in Melbourne just days after her parents' pleas for help in finding a missing mobile phone - containing hundreds of family photos - caused a viral sensation and search. 

Jay, the father of baby Amiyah Windross, posted to Facebook on saying that she had died on Wednesday.

"It is with utter sadness that Dee and I inform everyone that Amiyah Victoria grew her wings at 2.05am on Wednesday morning," he wrote.

"Amiyah's last hours were spent peacefully and calmly, cuddling in mummy's and daddy's arms - which is what she loved most."

Jay, who lives in Boronia with his wife Dee, said that Amiyah had "battled hard and fought an undiagnosed neurological issue from the day she was born".

The news of Amiyah's death comes just five days after the parent's posted a series of emotional pleas for help finding a missing mobile phone to Facebook.

They said the phone went missing in Chadstone around 5.30pm on Saturday, and that it was a Samsung Galaxy S8 with a purple cover.

"Our 11-month daughter is currently deteriorating in ICU and is in her last days with us and this phone holds all our memories of her," Jay wrote to Facebook on the weekend - in a post which was shared more than 150,000 times.

"We understand that you have either found a new phone to use, or you can sell it to make money, but please understand that this means more than money to us.

"This is worth life to us. If it's money you need, we will gladly offer you a cash reward for the return of the phone. No questions asked. No grudge held."