Police have CCTV of boy, two, who fell into the River Soar
Police trying to find a lacking two-year-old boy who fell into the River Soar in entrance of his horrified household say they’ve CCTV of the tragedy and have introduced in sniffer canines as efforts to seek out him enter a 3rd day.
Police have been known as to Aylestone Meadows, Leicestershire simply after 5pm on Sunday and have been trying to find the teenager ever since.
Leicestershire Police mentioned at present it had ‘obtained [CCTV] footage which we consider reveals the younger boy falling into the water’.
It comes after it was confirmed {that a} man noticed getting into the river instantly after the tragedy in an try to save lots of the boy was his father.
He was taken to hospital on Sunday as a precaution however has since been discharged.
On Tuesday the seek for the teenager continued with specialist officers taking to the river as soon as once more.
On Tuesday the seek for the teenager continued with specialist officers taking to the river as soon as once more
Police and rescue groups have spent the final two days looking out the River Soar
Dogs and their handlers have been seen combing the riverside as efforts proceed to find the lacking boy.
Police mentioned Kent and West Mercia Police Search and Rescue staff and the Metropolitan Police Marine Recovery canines joined the operation.
The Environmental Agency have additionally supported the operation with specialist mapping gear to assist establish key search areas.
Leicestershire Police’s assistant chief constable Michaela Kerr informed a press convention that ‘recovering that little boy and ensuring that the household are effectively supported’ is the power’s ‘primary precedence.’
Police are additionally nonetheless in search of to establish a canine walker who was within the space on the time the toddler was swept away by the river at round 5pm.
It is believed they may have info which might assist the search, and officers are urging them to get in contact as quickly as attainable.
The power is asking members of the general public to keep away from the scene because of security issues because of rising water ranges.
Officers have additionally requested anybody who spoke with them on Sunday to come back ahead as they search to verify witnesses’ identities and make contact with particulars.
Launching a witness attraction, a spokesperson for the power mentioned: ‘We know various folks spoke to officers on the scene throughout the previous day offering info.
‘In order to make sure we have now the complete particulars of everybody who has spoken to us, we’re asking that these folks make additional contact with the police so this may be checked.
‘From our ongoing enquiries, we’re additionally conscious a canine walker was strolling alongside the footpath close to the Packhorse Bridge within the space at round 5pm yesterday (Sunday). If this was you, we additionally ask that you simply please make contact with us as you’ll have info which might assist us.’
Since Sunday police have used a drone and specialist divers to look, and continued to search for the boy in a single day.
Sergeant Chris Haines, who’s main the search operation, mentioned: ‘Underwater dive groups are doing intensive searches, which they’re persevering with at current.’
Marine search canines help officers of their hunt for the two-year-old on Tuesday on the River Soar
A police officer searches for the toddler on Tuesday morning from a small yellow boat
Police are involved about rising water within the space and flooding as they stick with it looking out
Rising tides and flooding which might hamper the operation have been reported
Officers have issues about rising water ranges within the space probably hampering efforts
The search is going down within the River Soar close to Aylestone Meadows Local Nature Reserve
He added that searches will proceed ‘over the subsequent couple of days’.
Specialist assets have been known as in from Lincolnshire Police, Nottinghamshire Police and the Met.
Leicestershire Police’s assistant chief constable Michaela Kerr mentioned on Tuesday: ‘We have had super assist from the area people, and we thank everybody who has assisted with our enquiries.
‘This is a particularly troublesome time for the household, our ideas are very a lot with them, and we proceed to assist them.
‘Numerous groups from throughout the power and area have assisted us throughout this operation and our precedence stays to find the younger boy. Thank you to all our officers and specialist groups who proceed to work extraordinarily exhausting on the scene in what are very troublesome circumstance for everybody concerned.’
Officers have been first known as to the scene at 5pm on Sunday night after the boy fell into the water
Ms Kerr informed a information convention on the scene yesterday afternoon: ‘We’re assured we are going to discover him – we’re doing every thing we presumably can.
‘For the household, our dedication is completely to verify we carry their little boy residence.
‘We’ve bought all of the specialist assets we might need, I feel, in a case like this. Our absolute precedence is to seek out that little boy.’
It is known that the household stay regionally to the realm, however they haven’t been recognized.
An extended-standing resident whose residence overlooks Aylestone Meadows mentioned flooding from the River Soar in current weeks had left elements of the character reserve in a treacherous state.
She mentioned a helicopter had initially flown over the realm for round an hour after reviews {that a} two-year-old little one had fallen within the river.
She added that present river circumstances have been ‘fairly unhealthy’ and really ‘fast-flowing’.
