What I don't quite understand is,
If you were sure you had just set eyes on the planets most high profile missing person, wouldn't you have gone over to her & said
"Ah, there you are, your Maddeleine McCann, I'm going to take you back to your parents & claim the reward money".
Or would you just go about your own business & just tell the police you saw her when you got back home.
Who has set eyes on her recently, Wonderfulspam?
Have you read that article carefully ?
Are you referring to the Barrister? He didn't see her, but presumably had reasons to believe the person who told him becos he (the Barrister) maybe already knew the
unusual/bizarre, but entertaining man, who was with her on this island. And maybe SY were already aware of this man ?

OMO, of course ... but I have investigated and thought deeply ... and am logical. I may have the wrong island; I accept that, but I did spend about 3 months looking at it, cos of interesting things ... and that is a hell of a long time to look at one island, and a hell of a lot of interesting things.
That's all ! No more from me. Mouth zippered. I could be completely wrong.