Complex sentence: Between then and 17 October, the police searched the river and a nearby forest, and on 19 October, her rucksack was found near Eindhoven's canal; the canal and its south bank were searched the following day.
Split into simpler sentences: Between then and 17 October, the police searched the river and a nearby forest. On 19 October, her rucksack was found near Eindhoven's canal; the canal and its south bank were searched the following day.