Madeleine McCann search in Portugal enters second day

Glasgow Times

2 days ago

Madeleine disappeared in 2007 while on holiday with her family in the resort of Praia da Luz after her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, who is from Glasgow, went out to dinner and left her sleeping in a room with her toddler twin siblings.
She was three years old at the time.
(Image: Image of Madeleine McCann) The Glasgow Times reported yesterday that German police had launched the new search in the area she was last seen. The effort will run until Friday, June 6.
It comes after a search was launched in Portugal back in 2023.
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(Image: Picture credit: PA) Today, teams have been seen draining a well and clearing areas of dense vegetation near abandoned buildings. The teams seen using strimmers, pick-axes, shovels and chainsaws to clear the undergrowth and debris surrounding an abandoned building.
Personnel wore safety gear such as gloves and hard hats as they worked in the dense vegetation, and firefighters and police were seen using a yellow hose to drain a well.
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(Image: Picture credit: PA) TV footage showed two Portuguese police officers guarding the end to a narrow lane that leads through an area of fields and scrubland with a few houses and a vineyard.
Investigators will apparently also look where trenches were dug near the resort at the time of Madeleine's disappearance, as well as water tanks.
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The prime suspect in the case is Christian Brueckner, who is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the rape of an elderly woman at her home in Praia da Luz in 2005.
Brueckner, who spent time in the area between 2000 and 2017, had photographs and videos of himself near the reservoir. He has denied any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance.
(Image: Image of Madeleine McCann's parents) Last month Madeleine's family marked the 18th anniversary of her disappearance, describing her as 'beautiful and unique' before her 22nd birthday, and expressing their determination to keep searching.
A statement from her parents Kate and Gerry McCann and the family said: 'The years appear to be passing even more quickly and whilst we have no significant news to share, our determination to 'leave no stone unturned' is unwavering. We will do our utmost to achieve this.'
In April, ministers approved more than £100,000 in additional funding for Scotland Yard detectives investigating Madeleine's disappearance.