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Family of Tragic Noah Woods Remember 'Boy Who Loved to Laugh'
Noah Woods was remembered as a playful boy who loved his baby brother, while more than 1,000 people joined the search, police said.
Coroner Jyoti Gill opened the inquest for three-year-old Noah Woods on Friday, revealing he escaped a playground through a fence gap before running toward Decoy Pond in Brantham.
Noah disappeared from Merriam Close on Tuesday, September 15, triggering a major search where around 1,300 members of the public joined police and specialist teams across Brantham.
Suffolk Constabulary released a tribute describing Noah as a "happy, cheeky, playful" boy, with his family stating, "He was at the centre of our world."
Donations to the family's GoFundMe page have raised more than £113,000, while Ipswich Town Football Club captain Dara O'Shea and goalkeeper Christian Walton laid a wreath at the scene.
Noah's mother, Charlie, shared a message urging the public to "hold their children a little tighter, cherish every moment, and never take those precious memories for granted.