Father of Noah Woods, 3, pays tribute to his 'sweetest and most innocent' little boy
Around 1,300 people joined the search before police divers recovered the child’s body and confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious.
- On Thursday, Suffolk Police formally identified the body recovered by divers on Wednesday as three-year-old Noah Woods from Brantham, who went missing from a playground on Tuesday.
- Noah Woods became separated from a relative at a playground in Merriam Close, Brantham, on Tuesday, prompting around 1,300 members of the public to join emergency services in an extensive search.
- Father Rhys Woods paid tribute on Thursday, describing his son as the "sweetest and most innocent little boy, with nothing but love to give." He said the family is "absolutely heartbroken" by the loss.
- A JustGiving fundraising page created by Good Dads Club, based in Colchester, Essex, has raised more than £42,000 to provide the family "time off work to grieve without the added strain of financial worry."
- Suffolk Police confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious, though inquiries continue before submitting a file for the coroner. Supt Tom Pearse thanked the family for their "patience and understanding throughout the searches.
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The search for a three-year-old child ended tragically: the police found her body in a lake.
The boy's body was found on Wednesday 16 September 2026, 24 hours after his disappearance in a village in the east of England Noah Woods's father, 3 years old, paid tribute to his son
Three-year-old Noah Woods had been missing for just over a day before his body was recovered from a lake.
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Three-year-old Noah Woods, a non-verbal boy with partial hearing loss, has been remembered by his father after his body was found in Decoy Pond in Suffolk. Rhys Woods described his son as “the sweetest and most innocent little boy” and thanked emergency services, volunteers and local residents who joined the extensive search after Noah disappeared.
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