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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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Noah Woods, a three-year-old boy who is partially deaf, autistic, and non-verbal, went missing on Tuesday afternoon after becoming separated from a relative at a playground in Brantham, Suffolk. He was last seen wearing a Bluey t-shirt, shorts, and white trainers. Authorities launched a massive search involving over 100 volunteers, emergency services, and a Coastguard helicopter. The hunt extended to nearby woods, a pond near the River Stour, and new-build housing estates. On Wednesday afternoon, a body believed to be Noah was recovered from Decoy Pond by police divers. Despite initial efforts treating the situation as a missing person case, the death is now being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. Over 1,300 volunteers, some traveling from distant locations like Birmingham and Clacton, participated in the search efforts.
Written for “Missing Boy Search Ends Tragically” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 16 other(s) covering the same event.
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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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you → say → us
He extended a “heartfelt thank-you to everyone… who came together to search for our boy”.
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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”.
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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.
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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.”
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He signed off his post: “With our love and deepest gratitude, from his daddy and mummy and little brother.”
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Police said formal identification has yet to take place.
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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.
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Meanwhile, a JustGiving fundraising page set up to support Noah’s family has raised more than £42,000.
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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”.
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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.”
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we → say → this
The fundraiser can he found at justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gooddadsclub.
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