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Noah's tragic last journey: Three-year-old was found in pond less than 350 yards from playground - as hundreds of tributes are left at spot where he was last seen alive

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Levy, A. (2026, September 17). Noah's tragic last journey: Three-year-old was found in pond less than 350 yards from playground - as hundreds of tributes are left at spot where he was last seen alive. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16138457/Outpouring-grief-police-body-child-pond-public-leaving-floral-tributes-soft-toys.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Three-year-old Noah Woods, who was non-verbal and partially deaf, went missing from an under-fives playground in Brantham, Suffolk, after running away from a relative at 2:37 PM on Tuesday. His body was found less than half a mile away in Decoy Pond by police divers the following day. The village has been left mourning with over 100 floral tributes and messages of support placed near the playground where Noah was last seen alive.

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On Tuesday afternoon, a three-year-old boy named Noah Woods went missing in Brantham, Suffolk, after becoming separated from a relative at a playground. Noah, who is partially deaf and non-verbal, was last seen wearing a Bluey t-shirt, shorts, and white trainers. Over 1,300 volunteers joined the search efforts coordinated from Brantham Leisure Centre and the village hall, while emergency services including HM Coastguard helicopters were deployed to assist.

Despite extensive searches involving door-to-door inquiries and checks in outbuildings by local residents, Noah was not found. On Wednesday afternoon, a body believed to be Noah was recovered from Decoy Pond near the playground. Superintendent Tom Pearse stated that the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious, pending further investigation.

Floral tributes were left at the playground where Noah last played, and locals expressed their devastation over the outcome of the search efforts.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Dozens of floral tributes for three-year-old Noah Woods have today been left beside the playground where the little boy was last seen alive. asserted

boy → see → playground

The tributes were placed next to the wooden fence of the play area after police announced they had found the body of a child in a nearby pond in Brantham, Suffolk. asserted

they → place → Brantham

Among more than 100 bouquets were touching messages, teddy bears, model cars and Bluey toys in recognition of one of the youngster's favourite cartoon characters. asserted

messages → touch → characters

One message next to a cuddly toy read: 'Little Noah, May you rest in eternal peace. uncertain

you → read → peace

You will remain in the hearts of the village and all your friends forever. asserted

You → remain → village

' Another message said 'We didn't know you but we helped to find you. asserted

we → say → you

RIP little man' while a sticker on a bouquet read 'You have touched so many hearts. asserted

You → rip → hearts

There were also personal notes left in envelopes for Noah's family and a message attached to a Bluey butterflies book, saying: 'I am so sorry Noah that we were not close enough to you last night. asserted

we → be → you

Noah Woods, three, had been at a playground in Brantham, Suffolk The toddler disappeared after running from the play area, where a relative had accompanied him More than 100 bouquets have been left by the playground, as well as messages and toys The vulnerable youngster is said to have run away from a relative at 2.37pm on Tuesday after he had been taken to an under-fives playground in Merriam Close, Brantham. asserted

he → disappear → Close

The relative was unable to catch him as he headed down an alleyway beside the playground, heading down towards woodland and a large pond. asserted

he → catch → woodland

Noah, who was non-verbal, partially deaf and undergoing tests for autism, then vanished without trace. asserted

who → undergo → trace

Hundreds of villagers spent Tuesday night searching the village and local farmland for him, alongside teams of police, Coastguards and firefighters after the alarm was raised. asserted

alarm → spend → police

Police estimated that 1,300 members of the public had flocked to the village beside the River Stour estuary to resume the search for him yesterday. asserted

members → estimate → him

The search by volunteers was co-ordinated by Brantham parish council which used the village hall and leisure centre as hubs to organise the effort. asserted

which → co → effort

But the hunt for Noah who had curly ginger hair and was wearing a white Bluey T-shirt, ended in tragedy yesterday afternoon when police divers recovered a body from the so-called Decoy Pond in the village. asserted

divers → have → village

Divers found a body of a child in nearby Decoy Pond yesterday afternoon asserted

Divers → find → Pond

Pictures released by police showed Noah's last movements The pond which measures around 150 yards across is on a track connected to the alleyway which Noah ran down and around 300 yards from the playground where he had been. Suffolk Police last night said Noah's family had been informed that the body of a child had been found, although formal identification still had to take place. asserted

identification → release → place

But they confirmed this morning a file was due to be passed to the coroner. asserted

file → confirm → coroner

Volunteers who had been hoping to find Noah alive were left devastated with some in tears as the news was revealed at around 5.40pm. asserted

news → hop → 5.40pm

Superintendent Tom Pearse of Suffolk Police said the death was being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. asserted

death → say → Police

A number of villagers left candles at the scene beside the playground after darkness fell last night. asserted

darkness → leave → playground

Noah's tragic last journey: Three-year-old was found in pond less than 350 yards from playground - as hundreds of tributes are left at spot where he was last seen alive

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