Madeleine McCann Search Is Over, Portuguese Police Say
Portuguese authorities confirmed on Thursday evening that the search for Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British girl who disappeared from her family’s holiday apartment in the Algarve region in 2007, had ended. It’s done.
Exploration of the Arade Dam Reservoir and Surrounding Areas in Southern PortugalAs a result of collecting some material“That will be expertly analysed, Portuguese police said in a statement, but there was no indication that anything definitive had been found. The search was carried out at the request of German authorities.
Madeleine’s case fascinated and horrified the British public, and soon much of Europe, when she disappeared while on vacation with her family 16 years ago. Portuguese seaside village of Praia da Luz.
Soon, Madeleine had a face Plaster on the front page of the UK tabloid pressher bright blue-green eyes and blonde haircut are instantly recognizable amid endless speculation about her whereabouts and who might be responsible for her disappearance.
Divers and police officers with sniffer dogs were searching the reservoir and surrounding areas, 31 miles from Praia da Luz.
Madeleine, who was a few days shy of her 4th birthday, and her siblings, 2-year-old twins, were sleeping in the family’s holiday apartment while their parents, Gary and Kate McCann, had friends at a neighboring restaurant. were eating with
Mr. McCain left dinner to check on the children around 9 p.m., and everything appeared fine. But when his wife checked an hour later, around 10pm, Madeleine was nowhere to be found.
Rumors abound about his whereabouts and what happened that night, as the case sparks an international manhunt for a suspect and sends shock waves across Europe. Madeleine had parents. Later paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in defamation damages. Because of stories that unfoundedly suggested that the couple was responsible for Madeleine’s death.
An initial investigation by Portuguese police in the area near the holiday apartment was roundly criticized. The search soon expanded to the surrounding area, but no trace of Madeleine was found.
In 2012, following an investigation by the London police at the behest of then British Prime Minister David Cameron, British officials said Madeleine was still alive..
That would have been about 10 years ago. The focus shifted to the investigation. in 2020 to a German man, whose name has not been released at this time. Last year, the Portuguese police named him as a formal suspect.
German media later identified the suspect as 45-year-old Christian B. He lived on and off Portugal from 1995 to 2007, has a criminal record that includes convictions for child sexual abuse, and is serving time in a German prison for an unrelated sex crime.
Portuguese police confirmed earlier this week that they are conducting a search for Madeleine’s disappearance with international cooperation in the country’s southern Algarve region. The German prosecutor’s office has also confirmed that a criminal investigation is underway into the Madeleine McCann case.
Earlier this month, Madeleine’s parents held a vigil in their village in the English Midlands to mark 16 years since her disappearance, and issued a brief statement saying their daughter was “still missing.” Is” and “Still miss you so much.”
“It’s hard to find the words to describe how we feel,” McCain’s family said in a statement before thanking people for their support. “The police investigation is ongoing, and we await any developments.”