Madeleine McCann: Footage shows holes in the ground in Portugal as search ends

Police flattened a concentrated area of woodland and dug a number of holes near a remote reservoir in Portugal as part of their three-day hunt for evidence in the Madeleine McCann case.

Huge piles of soil and broken rock were left next to the 160 sq ft area close to the banks of the Barragem do Arade, where officers were seen with shovels for a number of hours on Wednesday afternoon (24 May).

Portuguese police confirmed the search concluded on Thursday, and said materials had been sent to Germany for testing.

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