Search for body of April Jones abandoned

THE search for the body of missing schoolgirl April Jones will end next month after an exhaustive six-month hunt has proved fruitless to date.

What is believed to be the biggest concerted police search operation ever mounted in the UK looks certain to conclude without success.

April, aged five, disappeared from the housing estate where she lived in Machynlleth, mid Wales, on 1 October.

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Since then there has been a methodical examination of thousands of acres of rugged terrain around the town.

Bad weather has forced specialist search teams to cancel the on going search operation this week.

More than 130 people are due to rest over the Easter break as the six-month anniversary of April’s abduction approaches.

Dyfed Powys Police have confirmed the search will conclude at the end of April.

“The terrain is extremely challenging. The mountains, gorges, streams and waterfalls in the area mean extra care has to be taken and specialist safety equipment has to be worn,” a Dyfed Powys Police spokesman said yesterday.

“The force made a commitment to search until all viable lines of inquiry were complete.”

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