The police have decided to extend the investigations in the Portuguese Arade swamp for at least a third day, in search of clues about the whereabouts of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in 2007 in the town of Praia da Luz, 50 kilometers away.
Using radar equipment, divers and police dogs, the researchers have filled several bags with objects found both inside the swamp and on the banks, taking advantage of the low water level due to the drought. They have also dug at specific points, apparently related to photos and videos of the main suspect, Christian Brueckner, who came to consider this place as "my little paradise."
"We have indications to believe that we can find evidence in this place," stressed German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters, determined to find evidence that could be used to incriminate Brueckner, who is serving a seven-year prison sentence for the rape of a tourist. American in Portugal.
Wolters stressed that the leads they are following are not coming directly from the defendant. "But you can imagine that we are not looking randomly in any place in Portugal," he clarified. "We are here for a good reason."
According to The Daily Mirror, the search is concentrating not so much on the possible discovery of human bones in the swamp as on objects and clothing (pink pajamas) that the three-year-old girl was wearing at the time of her disappearance. The nature of what was found in the first 36 hours of inspection in and around the swamp is unknown at this time.
In any case, it is the first collective operation between the Portuguese, British and German authorities since 2014, which has given rise to a great media outreach. Scotland Yard has dispatched several detectives involved in the investigation, in constant contact with Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry, who recently celebrated the 16th anniversary of her daughter's disappearance and are still hopeful of finding her alive.
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