Missing Noah latest: Father of Suffolk boy, 3, issues desperate plea for help

Noah’s dad Rhys has given an update on the search for the youngster while clarifying that he is “only mildly autistic and has partial hearing loss”.

He says the emergency services believe that he has gone further away than the immediate areas around the playground where he disappeared.

He wrote: “Thank every single one of you who have taken part in the search for our boy Noah. To clear things up because people really do make up their own stories, he is only mildly autistic and has partial hearing loss, he is fully capable of every day tasks.

We still have nothing, all the emergency services and all of you have shown how strong this community is, with people coming from far and wide (…).

“The emergency services are very confident that the high risk areas (Decoy pond, railway lines) are all clear.”

Rhys continued: “This means knowing our boy, he has gone even further, could I ask that all of you brilliant people out there today expand further if you are able to? Reference where I have outlined, and maybe even further than this,

“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.”