Police divers were seen entering the water early on Tuesday morning at the Barragem do Arade reservoir in Portugal where fresh searches are beginning in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. A police motor boat has also been sent into the water with two officers on it.
The reservoir is around 50km from Praia da Luz where Madeleine went missing in 2007. In a statement Policia Judiciaria said it is co-ordinating searches in the Algarve at the request of German police and in the presence of British officers.
The prime suspect in her disappearance, convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner, spent time in the area between 2000 and 2017. Investigators believe the 45-year-old killed Madeleine, then aged three, after abducting her from a holiday apartment.
