Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann stated they recovered a number of objects throughout final week's search operation in a Portuguese reservoir.
The newest searches in Portugal had been carried out after requests from German investigators.
In June 2020, German police stated that they believed Madeleine was dead and that suspect Christian B was probably accountable.
Today German authorities stated their investigation into the suspect would "continue for some time".
In an replace, the Braunschweig Public Prosecutor's Office stated: "The search operation carried out final week within the space of the Arade reservoir in Portugal ended on Thursday after three days as deliberate.
"A beforehand exactly outlined space alongside the reservoir was fully looked for doable proof.
"A number of items were seized as part of the operation. These will be evaluated in the coming days and weeks.
"It isn't but doable to say whether or not among the objects are literally associated to the Madeleine McCann case."
The office also thanked police from the UK, Portugal and staff at Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office for "wonderful and really constructive" cooperation.
"The investigations performed right here in Braunschweig towards the 46-year-old suspect are anticipated to proceed for a while," the assertion added, referring to Christian B.
Search boats had been seen getting into the water and officers additionally examined the encompassing scrubland within the three-day operation that ended on 25 May.
The reservoir is situated about 30 miles from the place the British toddler went lacking in Praia da Luz within the Algarve on 3 May 2007.
The space was beforehand searched in 2008 after Portuguese lawyer Marcos Aragao Correia paid for specialist divers to examine the location.
Christian B is at present in jail for raping a 72-year-old lady in the identical space of the Algarve area from the place Madeleine vanished, however has not been charged with any crime associated to the disappearance.
He has at all times denied any involvement within the youngster going lacking.
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