Lisbon: The search for Madeleine McCann could be widened to include two new sites before the end of the week, a police source has told The Guardian.
“Searches currently being conducted have been approved by Portuguese authorities to take place until this Friday, and a continuation beyond this time frame does not currently feature in our plans,” he said.
“This decision ultimately rests with Faro PJ [policia judiciaria] director Mota Carmo, but it is unlikely any further searches will be taking place over the weekend or next week,” the police source added. He stressed the timeframe would depend on any discoveries of note made during the course of the week.
“Should the search move to the other two areas requested by the Met, they will probably take place concurrently with the operation at the current site.” An extension of searches would require a new request to the Portuguese police to continue guarding the area and assisting their British counterparts at a time when tens of thousands of domestic and foreign tourists have arrived in the Algarve for the summer season. Detectives conducting a ground search of an area cordoned off in Praia da Luz arrived at the scene at 9.30am yesterday with
two dogs. The Guardian
