Her case remains unsolved to this day and her family has vowed to keep searching until they find out what happened to her.
Madeleine disappeared on the evening of May 3, 2007, from her bed in an apartment in Praia da Luz, a resort in the Algarve region of Portugal.
When they returned, Madeleine was gone, resulting in a search that would span continents.

Portuguese authorities initiated an extensive investigation, aided by international support.
The case soon became one of the largest missing persons investigations in history.
However, early missteps and a complex web of theories hindered progress.
Despite extensive international media coverage making this one of the most high-profile missing persons investigations in recent years, Madeleine’s whereabouts remain unknown.

The case has garnered widespread attention and sparked numerous theories and speculations.
She was three years old at the time.
Her parents, Kate and Gerry, had left Madeleine and her twin siblings asleep while they dined at a nearby restaurant with friends.
Now, Kate and Gerry McCann have offered an update 17 years after their child’s disappearance.