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Body found in pond in search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods, police say

newsSep 16, 202651138

Suffolk Police are searching for three-year-old Noah Woods after he became separated from a relative at a playground in Brantham on Tuesday, last seen on CCTV at 14:37 BST spinning and running around a roundabout. Noah is non-verbal, has partial hearing loss and is undergoing an autism assessment; he was wearing a white Bluey T-shirt, shorts and black Vans trainers with a white stripe. Officers, dog units, specially trained search teams, HM Coastguard, the fire service and local search and rescue volunteers have searched overnight and expanded the area into Manningtree in Essex and East Bergholt in Suffolk. Hundreds of local volunteers gathered at Brantham Village Hall to assist; police asked volunteers to avoid open water and railways because those locations require specialist skills. Superintendent Tom Pearse said there is nothing to indicate anything sinister or any element of criminality while the force keeps an open mind about the circumstances. Police released CCTV of the last confirmed sighting and asked residents and drivers to check gardens, outbuildings, CCTV and dashcam footage from 14:37 BST onward, and gave a dedicated contact number for information.

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