CCTV footage of Noah Woods' final known movements before disappearance from playground

New CCTV images have shown Noah Woods' last movements at a playground before he disappeared.

A major search is ongoing to find the missing three-year-old, who was last seen at 2.37pm on Tuesday afternoon (15 September), when he became separated from a relative after visiting the playground in Suffolk.

Noah was in the park on Merriam Close in Brantham, with new camera footage and images shared by Suffolk Police as part of the major search. It shows the youngster running around and using equipment before he was reported as missing.

Hundreds of people have since gathered to join the search for the partially deaf toddler, with police suggesting there is 'nothing to indicate anything sinister or any element of criminality', but that they are keeping an open mind'.

Noah has been missing since Tuesday afternoon. (Suffolk Police)

Police suspect that Noah may have run off down an alleyway towards a housing estate, but the search is complicated by the fact that he is non-verbal and will not respond to his name if called.

Superintendent Tom Pearse, from the force, said officers are doing everything they can to find him with members of the public urged to check gardens and sheds.

Alongside the significant public presence in the search, police have deployed sniffer dogs, rescue teams and an overhead helicopter.

Noah’s father Rhys posted in a local social media group asking volunteers to widen their search beyond the village where possible, alongside a heartbreaking plea to get his son home safely.

In it, he penned: “I cannot go another night knowing he’s out there alone, please don’t give up on him guys. He is out there somewhere and I appreciate every single one of you.”

Police have shared the CCTV footage (Suffolk Police)

Anyone who might come across Noah has been urged not to grab him or approach him but instead call police on 999 immediately and give their exact location using the What3Words app.

More to follow.