Madeleine McCann cops find 'relevant clue' as search is stopped
Scientists are expected to have the initial results of the forensic testing next week - but the full report isn't expected for months.
When the police cordon was lifted at 4.30pm yesterday, the search area was revealed to have focussed on a small area of scrubland measuring no more than 160 square feet. Ground levels appeared to have been lowered in a square area which was pock-marked with a bizarre moonscape of at least eight holes measuring two-three feet in depth.
“Around six officers raked over and took samples from the same spot early on Friday and the damage to the sight shows their determination.” The tip-off - plus geolocation clues found in the convicted rapist and paedophile’s vile stash of 8,000 of videos and images - is understood to have sparked the search.
On the evening of day two teams clearly focused on a small patch of ground shrouded by trees and shrubs around 20 yards from the water line. The ground would have been virtually at the water's edge in May 2007 when the drought-hit reservoir was at normal levels. And shortly before the search broke for lunch, a tracked remote-controlled rotavator which had been used to clear ground was seen being ferried away from the site.
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