Missing child Suffolk: UK coastguard and police choppers join search for Noah, a non-verbal 3-year-old boy
A desperate hunt has been launched for a partially deaf three-year-old boy who vanished from a local playground on Tuesday.
A desperate search for a missing non-verbal three-year-old has ramped up in the UK with police and Coastguard helicopters joining the hunt for the boy.
Noah has not been sighted since he ran off from a playground in Brantham, Suffolk at 3pm on Tuesday.
The three-year-old, who is understood to be partly deaf, non-verbal and is currently being assessed for autisi, was under the watch of his grandfather at the playpark but ran off down an alleyway adjacent to the area.
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The urgency of the search was underlined on Wednesday as Suffolk Police announced that dog units, police and UK Coastguard choppers were being used in the search for the child.
He is said to have run off toward a new build housing estate, which is located near a large fishing lake known as Decoy Pond.
Dog units, police and HM Coastguard helicopters have since been deployed in the desperate hunt for the tot, Suffolk Police said in a statement.
“Police have been searching for Noah since yesterday afternoon, including specially trained officers and dog units. These searches have been assisted by helicopters from the National Police Air Service and HM Coastguard, with further support on the ground provided by HM Coastguard, Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service, Suffolk Lowland Search & Rescue and a vast number of members of the public,” the statement read.
“Police are asking local residents to thoroughly check their gardens, sheds and outbuildings, or any potential areas where a child might hide away.
“Anyone with private CCTV or doorbell cameras in the village are asked to review the footage from 3pm yesterday afternoon onwards for any possible sightings of Noah.”
Superintendent Pete Partridge said: “We are very concerned for Noah’s welfare and need to find him as a matter of urgency.
“A vast number of resources have been deployed by ourselves, our emergency services colleagues and volunteers from SULSAR. These resources have been bolstered by members of the public who have turned out in large numbers to assist and we are incredibly grateful for their help and support.”
