German Prosecutors Say They'll Examine Objects Found in McCann Search in Portugal

German Prosecutors Say They'll Examine Objects Found in McCann Search in Portugal
Police search teams arrive back to an operation tent near Barragem do Arade, Portugal, on May 23, 2023. Joao Matos/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—German prosecutors said Thursday that they will examine objects that were found in a search in Portugal last week for clues regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, but can’t yet say whether they are linked to the British girl who went missing in 2007.

Investigators spent three days last week searching around a dam some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the Praia da Luz resort in southern Portugal, where the 3-year-old girl was last seen 16 years ago. The search was instigated by prosecutors in Braunschweig, Germany, who are investigating a German man in connection with her disappearance.