Madeleine McCann was just three years old when she went missing from the apartment she had been sleeping in during a family holiday to Portugal. The little girl’s disappearance sent shock waves around the world and sparked a massive investigation that continues to this day.

German police have launched a new search for Madeleine McCann in the same area in southern Portugal where the 3-year-old from England was last seen 18 years ago.

Portuguese police on Tuesday started a new investigation near the place where British toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared while on holiday with her family in 2007, a spokeswoman said.