Overview
- Noah was last seen at about 3pm on Tuesday after becoming separated from a relative at the Merriam Close playground and running toward a nearby new-build estate.
- Suffolk Police deployed specialist officers, dog units and air support while HM Coastguard sent a helicopter and rescue teams from Felixstowe and Holbrook to assist searches.
- Hundreds of local volunteers joined door-to-door searches across the village with Brantham Parish Council asking people to stand down for the night and reconvene in the morning.
- Police said Noah is non-verbal, has partial hearing loss and is under autism assessment, and they urged residents to check gardens, sheds and private CCTV or dashcam footage and to report sightings quoting CAD 203 of 15 September.
- The River Stour estuary and nearby woodland have shaped search tactics and the village has activated a community emergency plan to coordinate volunteers with emergency services.