Superintendent Tom Pearse from Suffolk Constabulary has issued a new statement in the search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods after the toddler disappeared over 24 hours ago
Police have issued a heartbreaking statement in the search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods after over 24 hours had passed since he disappeared.
Superintendent Tom Pearse said the body of a child has been found in the search for Noah, who went missing from the village of Brantham in Suffolk. Noah disappeared after a visit to a play area in the village on Tuesday afternoon (September 15) when he became separated from a relative.
The body was found in Decoy Pond in Brantham and Noah’s family have been informed. The superintendent added that formal Identification is yet to take place but they will be informing the coroner.
Superintendent Pearse said the incident is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
He said: “These five teams this afternoon have sadly found a body of a child in Decoy Pond in Brantham. Formal identification is yet to take place. The family of Noah Woods has been informed of these developments.
“The discovery of the body is currently being treated as not suspicious but unexplained. The coroner will be informed of this development.”
A massive search operation supported by hundreds of volunteers was launched to find the boy before the tragic news was confirmed by police.
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