Police looking for new evidence in the Madeleine McCann case have suffered a 'major blow' to their investigation, a source says.For the last two weeks, German prosecutors have been carefully examining items recovered during a search of the Barragem do Arade reservoir in Portugal.
However, a source close to authorities has reportedly said that any hopes of the new finds moving the investigation forward are slowly diminishing.According to the Mirror, they said: "Sadly, it’s looking increasingly like the search of the reservoir will not provide any answers or fresh leads.
It’s too strong to say it was a waste of time, but officers are naturally really disappointed."They hoped these items would present new clues that they could follow up.
But despite using some of the most high-tech forensic kit available none of the items have proved to be of use," they told the Sun Online."It feels like a bit of a roadblock has been hit.
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