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Body Found in Decoy Pond for Missing Noah Woods

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Suffolk Police Find Body

Suffolk Police confirmed a body was found in Decoy Pond for missing three-year-old Noah Woods.
Superintendent Tom Pearse said the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
Dive teams searched the pond for 24 hours after Noah vanished at 2.37 pm Tuesday.
At least 1,300 volunteers, including people from Birmingham and Hampshire, joined the search.
Noah was non-verbal, partially deaf and mildly autistic.

Summary

Suffolk Police Launch Search

Suffolk Police deployed a specialist diving team, dog units, a police helicopter and Coastguard aircraft.
HM Coastguard rescue crews from Felixstowe and Holbrook were sent to assist the Brantham search.
Suffolk Lowland Search & Rescue used a boat to sweep Decoy Pond for the missing child.
Police cordoned off Decoy Pond, a nearby footpath and railway lines, warning volunteers to avoid them.

History

Historical Context

The 3-May 2007 disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann in Praia da Luz sparked a massive Portuguese-British search, with the Polícia Judiciária and UK police deploying over 100 officers and later prompting the 2010 Gamble review of inter-agency coordination. That legacy of cross-border cooperation reappeared in 2024 when Suffolk Police, the Coastguard and volunteers mobilised to hunt for three-year-old Noah Woods.

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Suffolk Police Find Body

Suffolk Police confirmed a body was found in Decoy Pond for missing three-year-old Noah Woods.
Superintendent Tom Pearse said the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
Dive teams searched the pond for 24 hours after Noah vanished at 2.37 pm Tuesday.
At least 1,300 volunteers, including people from Birmingham and Hampshire, joined the search.
Noah was non-verbal, partially deaf and mildly autistic.

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