PJ confirms that the search for Maddy at the Arade dam is over and that the collected material will be sent to Germany.

The stages started on Monday and were extended until this Thursday due to adverse weather conditions that made work difficult. This is the largest operation carried out in recent years on the disappearance of a British child.

Authorities conducted searches on land and in water. The trees were cut down to make excavations in the ground, the purpose of which was to find irregularities in the ground, to see if they found remains or something related to Maddie.

for what cm It turned out that the corresponding clue was found this Thursday. Several inspectors were seen concentrated in a certain area at the place where the searches were taking place.

So far, there is no indication that the traces collected are related to an English girl. This Friday it is known whether what has already been found will be cataloged and analyzed.

British authorities took part in the searches carried out by the SP at the request of the German authorities. Civil protection, firefighters and the GNR also assisted in this.

On the first day of work, the police were looking for fibers from Maddie’s pajamas. State-of-the-art technology and search dogs were also used to locate human remains in the area.

The Arade Dam is located 50 kilometers from Praia da Luz, where Maddie disappeared 16 years ago. This became of interest to the authorities after it emerged that the main suspect, Christian Bruckner, had been there relatively often.

German investigators believe that the girl may have been killed at the dam and thrown into the water. The German did not confess to the crimes.

Maddie McCann, remember, disappeared 16 years ago in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, while on holiday with her family. He was only three years old. After years of investigations and trails, the case remains unsolved.