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Police find body in lake in hunt for missing Noah: Divers had scoured area in search for non-verbal, partially deaf three-year-old

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Christie, O. (2026, September 16). Police find body in lake in hunt for missing Noah: Divers had scoured area in search for non-verbal, partially deaf three-year-old. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16136789/Police-body-search-missing-Noah-Divers-scoured-lake-hunt-non-verbal-partially-deaf-three-year-old.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Police have recovered what is believed to be the body of three-year-old Noah Woods from Decoy Pond in Brantham, Suffolk. Noah went missing after playing at a nearby playground yesterday and was last seen wearing a white Bluey T-shirt, shorts, and black Vans trainers. Up to 1,300 volunteers joined the search efforts, and police divers scoured the lake area today following aerial surveillance by helicopters. Superintendent Tom Pearse stated that the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.

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On Tuesday afternoon, a three-year-old boy named Noah Woods went missing in Brantham, Suffolk, after becoming separated from a relative at a playground. Noah, who is partially deaf and non-verbal, was last seen wearing a Bluey t-shirt, shorts, and white trainers. Over 1,300 volunteers joined the search efforts coordinated from Brantham Leisure Centre and the village hall, while emergency services including HM Coastguard helicopters were deployed to assist.

Despite extensive searches involving door-to-door inquiries and checks in outbuildings by local residents, Noah was not found. On Wednesday afternoon, a body believed to be Noah was recovered from Decoy Pond near the playground. Superintendent Tom Pearse stated that the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious, pending further investigation.

Floral tributes were left at the playground where Noah last played, and locals expressed their devastation over the outcome of the search efforts.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A body has been found in a lake in the search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods. The toddler, who is non-verbal, partially deaf and being assessed for autism, vanished from a playground in the tiny village of Brantham, Suffolk, yesterday. asserted

who → see → Brantham

Superintendent Tom Pearse from Suffolk Constabulary said dive teams recovered the body of a child, believed to be Noah, from Decoy Pond this afternoon. asserted

teams → say → Pond

He said the death was being treated as not suspicious but unexplained. asserted

death → say → ?

This morning, police cordoned off Decoy Pond, as well as a footpath beside the playground, while a helicopter hovered overhead and circled around the area. asserted

helicopter → cordone → area

Police divers could be seen in aerial footage as they prepared to search the lake, with the Met Police saying that a specialist team has been sent to support the search. uncertain

team → see → search

Up to 1,300 members of the public had joined in to help with the hunt CCTV images showed Noah, wearing a white Bluey T-shirt, shorts and black Vans trainers, playing on a roundabout in the park at 2.37pm in Merriam Close near his home. asserted

Noah → join → home

He is believed to have run off from a relative shortly afterwards, before disappearing down an alleyway that leads to a new-build housing estate, a lake and a railway line. asserted

that → believe → estate

Hundreds of members of the public had joined the search to find three–year–old Noah Woods, who went missing after visiting a playground in Suffolk Residents had been urged to check their gardens, sheds and outbuildings, and those with CCTV or doorbell cameras have been asked to review the footage. asserted

those → join → footage

Noah's devastated father, Rhys Woods, had pleaded with the public to help, saying he 'cannot go another night knowing he's out there alone' and urging people not to give up hope. asserted

he → devastate → hope

Posting to Facebook, Mr Woods said: 'We still have nothing, all the emergency services and all of you have shown how strong this community is, with people coming from far and wide also. ' asserted

people → post → you

'This means knowing our boy, he has gone even further, could I ask that all of you brilliant people out there today expand further if you are able to? uncertain

you → mean → people

'I cannot go another night knowing he's out there alone, please don't give up on him guys. asserted

he → go → him

He is out there somewhere and I appreciate every single one of you.' asserted

I → appreciate → you

Noah's great-uncle, Tony Malcolm, who was part of the search team, described him as 'a lovely little kid'. asserted

who → describe → kid

This is a breaking news story - more to follow asserted

This → break → ?

Police find body in lake in hunt for missing Noah: Divers had scoured area in search for non-verbal, partially deaf three-year-old

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