The father of Noah Woods has spoken out after a child was discovered dead yesterday after going missing on Tuesday (15 September), confirming in a Facebook post that the little boy is his son.The three-year-old toddler disappeared from sight in a playground near their home in Brantham, Suffolk, with police launching a major search operation across the subsequent 27 hours.Hundreds joined the search to find Noah following his father’s heartbreaking plea for him to be brought home safely, but it was confirmed yesterday that police had discovered a body in the nearby Decoy Pond.

Now Noah’s father Rhys has spoken out for the first time since the heartbreaking discovery, writing that he hoped his son was simply hiding somewhere.Posting on Facebook, Rhys wrote: “As I’m sure you have all seen, the body that was found in Decoy pond is our little Noah.”There are no words to describe the pain of this loss, we are all absolutely heartbroken, Noah was the sweetest and most innocent little boy, with nothing but love to give, and we are going to miss him so very much.It seems he has made an impact across the whole nation, you have all taken Noah into you’re own hearts, with all the overwhelming help, we were all just trying to bring him home to us safe and sound.