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A village familiar with tragedy mourns Noah Woods
Noah Woods' family said he was "the sweetest and most innocent little boy" who will be "missed forever"
When three-year-old Noah Woods disappeared, hundreds came together in the hope of bringing him home.
It was at about 15:00 BST on Tuesday when he became separated from a relative while at a playground in Brantham, Suffolk.
The following day the news came that nobody wanted to hear: a child's body had been recovered from a nearby pond.
At least 1,300 people helped to try to find him, coming together in hope then grief. It is not the first time this village of about 2,600 people has been hit by tragedy. Just how does a community come to terms with such a loss?
Tributes have been left next to the playground in Brantham where Noah was playing before he disappeared
In July 2024, Anita Rose, 57, who lived in Brantham, was taking her dog Bruce for a morning walk when she was attacked. She died three days later.
It would be three months before her killer Roy Barclay - a violent offender and one of the county's most wanted criminals - was arrested and charged with her murder.
The large police and media presence that descended on Brantham on Tuesday as the search for missing Noah grew, will have brought back painful memories for the village's residents.
Helicopters, dog units and members of the public began scouring the area, close to the River Stour on the Suffolk-Essex border.