DNA tests confirmed that a New Zealand girl is not Madeleine McCann who disappeared while on a family vacation to Portugal six years ago.

A girl who resembled McCann was identified in New Zealand, but police confirmed on Wednesday that it is not the missing British child, according to Stuff.

The latest reported sighting of McCann led to a DNA sample that was requested by the British Police Force that was obtained from the New Zealand girl's family in Queenstown who requested to remain anonymous.

A spokesperson for London's Metropolitan Police was quoted by The Australian on the genetic test results: "We've had the results back from the DNA test and can now confirm the girl is not Madeleine McCann."

The results of the test mean that there will be no closure anytime soon for the family of McCann as the search continues.

The girl's disappearance gained the attention of the world when McCann, who was three-years-old at the time, disappeared during a family trip to Portugal. McCann vanished when her parents left her alone in a room where they were still nearby.

The case was closed by police in Portugal in 2008 when no clues were found as to what had happened.

Met Police's Det. Ch. Insp. Andy Redwood told the BBC's Panorama last April that Police in the U.K. continue to operate under the assumption that McCann could possible still be alive.

"From the outset we have approached this review with a completely open mind, placing Madeleine McCann at the heart of everything we do... We are working on the basis of two possibilities here - one is that Madeleine is still alive; and the second that she is sadly dead," Redwood said.

The website FindMadeleine.com continues to support the search effort to bring McCann home.