Officials on Tuesday afternoon First day of searches for British girl lost in a reservoir in the Algarve (south of Portugal) Madeleine McCann 16 years agodone cautiously and with little information published.
operations Due to the storm and heavy rain falling on the Arade dam, it was interrupted at noon. and it will start again on Wednesday.
A powerful police apparatus has been deployed near this reservoir, located about 50 kilometers away The main suspect in the girl’s abduction and disappearance is Praia da Luz, the haunt of German Christian Brueckner.
Dozens of soldiers are participating in the investigations, It was carried out by the Portuguese Police, under the supervision of British agents and at the request of the German authorities.
Dogs also assisted the agents in the searches. carried out both on land and where they are established. various stores to support operationsas in the water of the reservoir, with boats and divers.
From afar, it could be seen how the authorities were collecting various objects. They were also on the ground Dozens of journalists from various countries to follow the calls, There was almost no official information about him from the authorities.
Portugal’s Judicial Police said in a statement that it only confirmed the trial and was questioned by EFE on Tuesday. It will not reveal information until something new happens.
The German Prosecutor’s Office in Braunschweig also said in a statement, In Portugal, “criminal proceedings” are carried out with the support of agents of the Federal Criminal Police Office.
However, “for tactical reasons”s, no more background information is being posted at this time“.
In 2008, a search was conducted by private detectives at the Arade dam.that they found a bag with bones, but they were from animals.
missing since 2007
Maddie disappeared on May 3, 2007, when she was three years old.from the room where she slept with her younger siblings in a tourist complex.
After years of searching, Investigation focuses on Bruecknera German citizen with a long history residing in the Algarve at the time of his disappearance. sexual abuse and pedophilia crimes, some in Portugal.
Doubts about him gained weight After extradition from Portugal to Germany in 2017, he was charged in a sexual abuse case in Greece. He is currently in prison in Germany after being convicted several times for different crimes.
An investigation of his movements showed that, following the trace of his cell phone: It was near the resort where the McCanns were staying the night Madeleine was abducted.
Brueckner stayed in the area for a long time with his trailer and according to local media, he had images of the reservoir on his personal computer.
This is the latest development in a case that has become the most publicized disappearance of a known minor to date, and It kept the world in suspense for 16 years.