Madeleine McCann search wraps up on day three with slim chance of breakthrough seen
Police officers continued their search of a reservoir today. Photo: REUTERS/Luis Ferreira.
Jan Schwartz and Marco Trujillo
Police on Thursday wrapped up the latest search effort in the 16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal, as a German prosecutor played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough.
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