DESPERATE SEARCH ENTERS SECOND DAY FOR MISSING 3-YEAR-OLD NOAH — HUNDREDS JOIN RACE AGAINST TIME

Little Noah Woods vanished after becoming separated from a relative at a Suffolk playground. Despite an enormous search operation, there have been no confirmed sightings.

The desperate search for three-year-old Noah Woods has entered a second day after the little boy disappeared from a playground in Brantham, Suffolk.

Noah was last seen at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, after becoming separated from a relative at the Merriam Close playground.

Police believe he ran down an alleyway beside the playground toward a nearby new-build housing estate.

 NO CONFIRMED SIGHTINGS

Noah is non-verbal and has partial hearing loss, and police have also confirmed that he is autistic.

Because of this, authorities warn that he may not respond if people call his name.

His disappearance has triggered a huge response from emergency services and members of the public.

More than 100 people had joined the search by Tuesday evening, with hundreds of volunteers involved as the operation continued into Wednesday. A WhatsApp group coordinating updates reached its 1,000-member limit.

HELICOPTERS, DOGS AND SEARCH TEAMS DEPLOYED

Suffolk Police, firefighters, HM Coastguard and specialist search teams have been working through the area.

A Coastguard helicopter and rescue teams from Felixstowe and Holbrook were deployed, while police have also conducted door-to-door inquiries and examined potential CCTV footage.

Train services between Ipswich and Manningtree were slowed as part of the search operation.

Police have urged residents to check their gardens, sheds, garages and outbuildings in case Noah has entered a property unnoticed.

 WHAT NOAH WAS WEARING

Noah is described as a white child with curly ginger hair.

He was last seen wearing:

• A white Bluey T-shirt
• Shorts
• White trainers

Police have urged anyone who believes they may have seen him to contact Suffolk Police immediately.

“WE NEED TO FIND HIM”

Superintendent Pete Partridge said police were “very concerned for Noah’s welfare” and needed to find him urgently.

The search continued overnight and resumed on Wednesday morning, with authorities asking members of the public to help while following instructions from emergency services.

At the latest update, there had been no confirmed sighting of Noah.

For his family, every passing hour brings more uncertainty.

For the hundreds of people searching alongside police, the mission remains the same:

Bring Noah home.