She might be in a cupboard or under the bed. You don't go screaming "They've taken Maddie" (Who is they FFS?)
Nor do you start 'roaring like a bull'.
You instruct your mates to look for her and contact reception.
Boll o X...... have you ever been in an extreme situation?
What was extreme about the situation at that point?
The child may have been hiding in a cupboard or wandered off inside the ocean club grounds.
Why is it the mc canns were certain the child was abducted?
WHY?