The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed it has located human remains that are "consistent with the description of" missing 22-year-old Gabrielle 'Gabby' Petito during a news conference on Sunday (September 19).

"Full forensic identification has not been completed to confirm 100% that we found Gabby, but her family has been notified of this discovery," Charles Jones, FBI Denver's supervisory senior resident agent in Wyoming, said via CNN.

The body was discovered in a national forest in Teton County, Wyoming, County Coroner Dr. Trent Blue confirmed to CNN.

Additional details were not made available as of late Sunday afternoon.

Authorities searched Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming for any evidence of Petito, who was reported missing by her family on September 11.

The news comes hours after the resumed its search for Brian Laundrie, Petito's fiancé and a person of interest in her disappearance, after he was also reported missing on Friday (September 17).

Local authorities in North Port, Florida, where Laundrie shares a home with his family, confirmed "a team of more than 50" individuals continued their search for Laundrie in the Carlton Reserve, a nearly 25,000 acre wildlife refuge where his parents believe he went.

“A team of more than 50 looking for anything of note after his parents say this is where he went. We continue to corroborate all info in the search for him and Gabby,” the North Port Police Department announced on its verified Twitter account Sunday (September 19)

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