Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

Date: May 3, 2007 • Location: Senhora da Luz, Portugal

Three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal; she has never been found.

On 3 May 2007, Madeleine Beth McCann, a 3‑year‑old British girl, disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Lagos, Portugal. The Daily Telegraph described her disappearance as "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history". Madeleine's whereabouts remain unknown, although German prosecutors believe she is dead.