Police in Portugal resume search for Madeleine McCann, British child missing since 2007
Portuguese police aided by German and British officers have resumed their search for Madeleine McCann, the British child who disappeared in the country’s southern Algarve region 16 years ago ARADE DAM, Portugal -- Police on Tuesday renewed the search for Madeleine McCann, the British child who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, with officers digging and scraping the surface of land next to a dam located not far from where she went missing . About 20 officers with rakes and hoe-like tools spread out in a line and began poking and raking the soil close to the Arade dam, which is located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Praia da Luz in southern Portugal where the 3-year-old girl was last seen alive 16 years ago. Earlier, a couple of firefighters could be seen in a dinghy on the reservoir. There were no immediate details on what progress was being made in the search. The operation, headed by Portuguese police aided by German and British colleagues, was announced Monday. Portuguese offic...
