Body found in NT national park

A body has been found in the search for a man who went missing in the Gregory National Park in the Northern Territory.

Police have not yet confirmed whether the body is that of Michael Callahan, 64, who was last seen at a campsite in the park, about 160 kilometres south of Katherine, on Saturday night.

Mr Callahan was camping with a friend at a location approximately 20km down Bullita Road, and police believed he walked away from the site between 8.30pm Saturday and 6.30am Sunday.

At about 3.00pm on Monday, police discovered a body about 8km east of the Drovers Rest campsite.

Formal identification is yet to occur, and police are preparing a report for the Coroner.