Image copyrightLucie Blackman TrustImage caption The 22-year-old was backpacking after graduating from university in September 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.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."She's usually in daily contact with either her mother, myself, her two brothers or members of the family on social media."Image copyrightTV New ZealandImage caption David Millane, Grace's father, has travelled to New Zealand 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.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."Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to appeal to anybody who has seen, spoken to, come into contact with Grace over the last few days and come forward with any detail, no matter how small."Image copyrightMillane FamilyThe family has set up a Facebook page - Help Find Grace.The Foreign Office said it was providing support to Auckland police.Image copyrightPAImage caption Police released CCTV images of the backpacker at Auckland's Sky City entertainment complex before she disappeared