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Father of Noah Woods in tribute to ‘sweetest and most innocent little boy’

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Russell, S. (2026, September 17). Father of Noah Woods in tribute to ‘sweetest and most innocent little boy’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/father-helicopters-suffolk-police-noah-facebook-b1297351.html

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Noah Woods' father mourns the loss of his three-year-old son who was found in Decoy Pond after a massive community search involving over 1,300 people. Police recovered Noah’s body more than 24 hours after he went missing; they are treating the discovery as unexplained but not suspicious. The JustGiving page set up to support Noah's family has raised over £42,000 for their expenses during this difficult time.

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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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🔮 It was unique, wonderful, and something we will carry with us forever.

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🔮 In a statement, Good Dads Club said: “We expected to raise a modest amount to pass on to the Woods family when the time was right, but what we hadn’t planned for was an astonishing avalanche of kindness, compassion and empathy from thousands and thousands of you, all with the shared goal of helping poor Noah’s family. “

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The father of a three-year-old boy who was found dead following a huge search has paid tribute to his son as the “sweetest and most innocent little boy, with nothing but love to give”. asserted

who → find → love

Around 1,300 members of the public joined a search to find Noah, who police said was non-verbal and partially deaf. asserted

police → join → Noah

More than 24 hours after his disappearance, police confirmed late on Wednesday afternoon that dive teams had recovered a child’s body from a lake known locally as Decoy Pond. asserted

teams → confirm → Pond

He wrote: “As I’m sure you have all seen, the body that was found in Decoy Pond is our little Noah. asserted

that → write → Pond

“There are no words to describe the pain of this loss, we are all absolutely heartbroken, Noah was the sweetest and most innocent little boy, with nothing but love to give, and we are going to miss him so very much.” asserted

we → be → him

He said Noah will be loved forever and never forgotten, adding: “It has been a privilege to be your parents and be able to have packed so much love in the short three years you were with us.” asserted

you → say → us

He extended a “heartfelt thank-you to everyone… who came together to search for our boy”. asserted

who → extend → boy

“It seems he has made an impact across the whole nation,” he said, adding that people appeared to have taken him into their own hearts “with all the overwhelming help”. asserted

people → seem → help

He continued: “The compassion shown by all of you will never be forgotten by us, and brought us comfort and strength at the darkest time of our lives. asserted

compassion → continue → lives

“This was the most heartbreaking outcome for us, we were just hoping that he would be hiding somewhere obvious where someone could find him, that’s what we kept telling ourselves the whole time.” uncertain

we → hop → ourselves

He signed off his post: “With our love and deepest gratitude, from his daddy and mummy and little brother.” asserted

He → sign → daddy

Police said formal identification has yet to take place. asserted

identification → say → place

The discovery of the body is being treated as not suspicious but unexplained and the coroner will be informed, the force said on Wednesday. asserted

force → treat → Wednesday

Meanwhile, a JustGiving fundraising page set up to support Noah’s family has raised more than £42,000. asserted

page → set → 42,000

The fundraiser, set up by Good Dads Club, a community of fathers based in Colchester, Essex, aims to help with the family’s expenses and allow them “time off work to grieve without the added strain of financial worry”. asserted

fundraiser → set → worry

Matt Krishnan-Bird, of Good Dads Club, said: “It was very clear that thousands of people were looking for a similar outlet to show compassion, support and kindness, so we thought we would set this up.” asserted

we → say → this

The fundraiser can he found at justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gooddadsclub. asserted

fundraiser → find → justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gooddadsclub

Father of Noah Woods in tribute to ‘sweetest and most innocent little boy’

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