Police are urging people to check their gardens and sheds for a three-year-old boy who went missing on Tuesday during a visit to a playground near the Suffolk-Essex border.
The boy, named Noah, was last seen at 3pm in Merriam Close in Brantham, near Manningtree, before being separated from a relative. Officers from Suffolk constabulary said that Noah was reported to have run down an alleyway near the playground towards a housing estate.
Description and Search Efforts
He is described as white, with curly ginger hair and was wearing shorts, white trainers and a white T-shirt with the TV character Bluey on.
The BBC reported that more than 100 people had joined in the search efforts by Tuesday evening and that train services between Manningtree and Ipswich were running at reduced speed while searches continued.
Police Appeal and Ongoing Operations
Police have cordoned off the alleyway and there are reports of door-to-door inquiries in the area.
A spokesperson for Suffolk constabulary said: “Emergency services are currently in Brantham conducting searches. Residents in the area are asked to check their gardens, sheds and outbuildings.”
A Coastguard helicopter was also seen circling the village, which is near the estuary of the River Stour.
Anyone who believes that they have seen Noah is being asked to contact Suffolk police, quoting CAD 203 of 15 September.
