LINDSAY JANE JOHNSTON
She indicates that on May 3rd 2007, at around 10.20pm, she was informed by her colleague Amy T. that Madeleine McCann had disappeared. At that, she immediately launched the "missing child" procedure. This procedure consists of dividing the site into several areas, which are allocated to various of the company's employees to start searching for the missing child. To that effect, the informant explains that, around 10.25pm, the date indicated, the said procedure was begun, dividing the whole site into three distinct areas, namely the north zone, the central zone (including the area of the company) and all the roads surrounding the company and which go as far as the beach. Five of the company's employees were mobilised to coordinate the searches, helped by various people ( other employees, tourists and residents)
Later, not knowing precisely what time, the local police came to the company and, taking into account the procedure which we had set in place, they proceeded with the appropriate actions for this type of situation.
Questioned by us, the informant indicated that the searches by members of the OCEAN CLUB ended at around 4am on the morning of May 4th, without result.
AMY ELLEN TIERNEY
The witness confirms that the girl's father went to the reception to call the police as soon as her disappearance was noticed and that twenty minutes had passed. The GNR took 30 - 35 minutes to arrive.
JOHN ELLIOT HILL
With regard to the facts of the investigation. Statements show that he knew of these facts by means of a phone call from Lindsay, head of the child care service, who told him about a female child staying at the resort who had disappeared. This phone call was made to the deponent's mobile phone at about 22.28 on 03-05-2007. About 5 minutes later the deponent presented himself at the resort, because Lindsay had told him that she had initiated the procedure for missing children used by the company and the child had not been found. Upon arriving at the scene he saw about 100 people, employees, guests and residents searching the grounds, the beach and adjoining areas calling out the child's name.
With the use of cellphones there seem to be calls that are not registered on this phone register.
What time did Gerry call the police?
From that time it took 30-35 min for them to arrive. When did the police arrive?
First GNR arrived about 11 PM or 23:00. Is then when Amy takes her timing from?
If the procedures start at 10:25 presumably that is done on permission of the Manager John Hill and we are told that is at 10:25 and he arrives shortly after that.
According to Amy 20 minutes had passed before GM went to reception at 10:28 or thereabout JH rung and missing child procedure activated. Gerry's request to ring the police is not complied with then but at either 10:41 or 10:53 take your pick. If it was at 10:53 then they must have already been on their way.
So that puts the alert by Kate at 10:08
To what time do you add the 30-35 minutes to arrive?
