Not Surprising: Madeleine McCann Wasn't Sighted/Chelsea Hoffman

**Annabel** Fri 4 Jan - 13:19

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Not Surprising: Madeleine McCann Wasn't Sighted
January 04, 2013 05:45 AM EST

Madeleine McCann hasn't been spotted since before she was reported missing—that's been made apparent by the lack of credible sightings in her case since 2007. The latest so-called sighting of the missing British girl was, to no surprise, dismissed by officials in New Zealand. So when will this mass hysteria surrounding the missing child end?

The last major "sighting" involved a young girl on holiday that was far too young to be Maddie. Strangers are out and about taking photographs of strange children in hopes of catching a true sighting of the famously missing tot. The woman who called in the sighting in this latest uproar claims that the girl she saw had the same eye defect as the missing child. If she's being honest, then indeed it's a freaky coincidence.

Hopefully some kind of massive clue shows up in the upcoming year to put a final end to the search for Madeleine McCann. It's been far too long for this to go on like it has been. Meanwhile, the internet is still abuzz with discussion and debate—torn between blaming the parents and having hope that Maddie is still alive. After more than five years, it's highly doubtful.