NEW CCTV REVEALS NOAH WOODS’ LAST KNOWN MOVEMENTS AS SEARCH TAKES HEARTBREAKING TURN

The search for three-year-old Noah Woods in Suffolk has taken a heartbreaking turn after police released CCTV showing the toddler’s last confirmed movements before a child’s body was recovered from a nearby pond.

Noah disappeared in Brantham, Suffolk, on Tuesday, September 15, after becoming separated from a relative following a visit to a playground on Merriam Close.

According to Suffolk Police, CCTV showed Noah at approximately 2:37 p.m. running down an alleyway beside the playground toward a nearby new-build housing estate.

The footage became a crucial part of a massive search operation launched after Noah was reported missing.

Police officers, specialist search teams, dog units, helicopters and emergency services joined the effort. Members of the public also turned out in large numbers, with reports saying around 1,300 volunteers assisted in the search.

Noah was described as a non-verbal child with partial hearing loss who was undergoing an assessment for autism. Police had urged residents to check gardens, sheds, outbuildings and other places where a young child might have sought shelter.

His father, Rhys Woods, also made an emotional appeal during the search, asking people not to give up looking for his son.

SPECIALIST DIVERS SEARCH DECoy POND

As the search continued into Wednesday, September 16, specialist dive teams were deployed to Decoy Pond, a body of water in Brantham.

Police later confirmed that divers had recovered the body of a child from the pond.

At the time of the initial police announcement, formal identification had not yet taken place. Noah’s family had, however, been informed of the discovery.

Suffolk Police said the discovery was being treated as “not suspicious but unexplained”, and the coroner was to be informed.

The discovery came after an intensive search lasting roughly 24 hours and involving police, coastguard teams, firefighters, search-and-rescue specialists and hundreds of local residents.

A COMMUNITY UNITED IN THE SEARCH

The disappearance had prompted an extraordinary response in Brantham and surrounding communities.

Residents searched gardens and open areas, while specialist teams examined locations identified through CCTV, doorbell cameras and other information provided to investigators.

Police repeatedly asked members of the public not to conduct independent searches that could