Search in Madeleine McCann case resumes in Portugal
Summary
Searches for Madeleine McCann have resumed in Portugal, focusing on abandoned buildings near where she disappeared in 2007. Portuguese and German authorities are conducting searches across a large area, concentrating on locations connected to the prime suspect, Christian Brückner.Key Facts
- Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007 while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
- Authorities from Portugal and Germany are searching abandoned buildings and wells near where she vanished.
- The search area covers about 21 square kilometers (13 square miles) near Lagos.
- Christian Brückner is the prime suspect, as identified by the German police in 2020.
- Brückner is currently in prison in Germany for an unrelated crime.
- The search site is approximately 3.5 miles from the resort where Madeleine's family stayed.
- Roads around the search area have been closed, and a well has been drained as part of the search efforts.
- This is the first search in two years, with the last focused on a reservoir in the region.
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