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| Backpacker Grace Millane missing in New Zealand 'last seen with man' | Backpacker Grace Millane missing in New Zealand 'last seen with man' |
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| Missing backpacker Grace Millane was last seen at a hotel with a "male companion", police have revealed. | Missing backpacker Grace Millane was last seen at a hotel with a "male companion", police have revealed. |
| The 22-year-old, from Essex, described by her father as "lovely" and "family-orientated", vanished in New Zealand six days ago. | |
| Detectives in Auckland say they have spoken to the man and have identified an apartment at the Citylife Hotel as a location of interest. | Detectives in Auckland say they have spoken to the man and have identified an apartment at the Citylife Hotel as a location of interest. |
| Det Insp Scott Beard said police "hold grave fears for her safety." | Det Insp Scott Beard said police "hold grave fears for her safety." |
| Miss Millane's father David told a press conference in Auckland: "Grace is a lovely, outgoing, fun-loving, family-orientated daughter. | Miss Millane's father David told a press conference in Auckland: "Grace is a lovely, outgoing, fun-loving, family-orientated daughter. |
| "She's usually in daily contact with either her mother, myself, her two brothers or members of the family on social media." | "She's usually in daily contact with either her mother, myself, her two brothers or members of the family on social media." |
| Miss Millane, who graduated from the University of Lincoln in September, had been travelling alone in New Zealand for two weeks, following a six-week group trip through South America. | Miss Millane, who graduated from the University of Lincoln in September, had been travelling alone in New Zealand for two weeks, following a six-week group trip through South America. |
| She had booked to stay at the Base Backpackers hostel in central Auckland until 8 December. She is known to have made plans to travel after that to other parts of the country, followed by a trip to Australia. | She had booked to stay at the Base Backpackers hostel in central Auckland until 8 December. She is known to have made plans to travel after that to other parts of the country, followed by a trip to Australia. |
| Mr Millane said: "She... has been bombarding us with numerous photographs and messages of her adventures. | Mr Millane said: "She... has been bombarding us with numerous photographs and messages of her adventures. |
| "We are all extremely upset and it's very difficult at this time to fully describe the range of emotions we are going through." | "We are all extremely upset and it's very difficult at this time to fully describe the range of emotions we are going through." |
| The family has set up a Facebook page - Help Find Grace. | The family has set up a Facebook page - Help Find Grace. |
| The Foreign Office said it was providing support to Auckland police. | The Foreign Office said it was providing support to Auckland police. |