Overview
- Noah Woods was last seen at about 3pm on Tuesday after becoming separated from a relative at the Merriam Close playground and is believed to have run down an alley toward a new housing estate.
- Suffolk Police have led a multi-agency operation into a second day using specially trained officers, dog units, drones, NPAS and HM Coastguard helicopters and boats.
- Officers describe Noah as white with curly ginger hair wearing a Bluey T-shirt, shorts and trainers, and say he is non-verbal with partial hearing loss which means he may not respond if called.
- Hundreds of local volunteers joined searches coordinated by Brantham Parish Council before the community search was stood down overnight to allow professional teams to work, with volunteers set to reconvene under police direction.
- Police have asked residents to check gardens, sheds and outbuildings and to review CCTV, doorbell and dashcam footage from the afternoon of September 15, asking anyone with information to contact Suffolk Police quoting incident reference CAD 203.