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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.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-16,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Tuesday afternoon, three-year-old Noah Woods, who is partially deaf and non-verbal, went missing after visiting a playground in Brantham, Suffolk. He became separated from his relative at around 3:00 PM while near Merriam Close. Described as white with curly ginger hair, wearing a Bluey t-shirt, shorts, and black Vans trainers, Noah was last seen running down an alleyway towards a new-build housing estate. The surrounding area includes woods, a pond, and the River Stour.
Emergency services including HM Coastguard helicopters and rescue teams were deployed to search for Noah, while up to 100 volunteers joined in the effort. Trains between Manningtree and Ipswich ran at reduced speeds due to the searches. On Wednesday, Suffolk Police released CCTV footage showing Noah playing in the playground shortly before he disappeared.
On Thursday, a body was found in Decoy Pond during the search efforts; it is believed to be Noah. The death is being treated as unexplained rather than suspicious. Up to 1,300 members of the public had participated in the search operation by that time.
Written for “Missing Noah Search” on 2026-09-17,
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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.
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Superintendent Tom Pearse from Suffolk Constabulary said dive teams recovered the body of a child, believed to be Noah, from Decoy Pond this afternoon.
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teams → say → Pond
He said the death was being treated as not suspicious but unexplained.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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you → mean → people
'I cannot go another night knowing he's out there alone, please don't give up on him guys.
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he → go → him
He is out there somewhere and I appreciate every single one of you.'
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Noah's great-uncle, Tony Malcolm, who was part of the search team, described him as 'a lovely little kid'.
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who → describe → kid
This is a breaking news story - more to follow
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