Auckland, New Zealand (CNN) New Zealand police searching for missing British backpacker Grace Millane say they have found a body.

Millane, 22, was last seen at the Auckland city center the evening of December 1.

Saturday, police said they believed Millane was dead and that a man seen with her in Auckland the night she disappeared will be charged in her death.

Police said Sunday they were conducting a full scene examination of an area in the Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland. The location is bush-clad and contains one of the city's reservoirs.

Detective Inspector Scott Beard said Sunday afternoon that a body believed to be that of Millane had been found in the search area, but was yet to be formally identified.

Police at the scene where a body was found.

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