Madeleine McCann's family today from adult twins to Kate's return to medical work
dailyrecord.co.ukSixteen years on from her disappearance the parents of Madeleine McCann cling onto a glimmer of hope that she could be found.The Mirror reports that search teams are scouring a reservoir in Portugal at the request of German detectives after receiving fresh information that could tie paedophile Christian Bruecker to the area.
Brueckner, 45, is the prime suspect in Madeleine's disappearance but has reportedly denied any involvement. However, he is said to have spent time in the area between 2000 and 2017.
Investigators are adhering to a theory that he abducted Madeleine from a holiday resort as her parents dined with friends before killing her.The PA news agency reports that uniformed and plain-clothed officers are using shovels and pickaxes to scour the banks at the Barragem do Arade, around 30 miles from Praia de Luz where Madeleine disappeared on May 3, 2007.
She would now be 20 years old.The Metropolitan Police says it has sent officers to Portugal to liaise with local law enforcement and to feed information back to Kate and Gerry McCann.
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