Little Noah, missing 3 year old

So sorry to hear the dreadful news.It is so easy for little ones to get lost no matter how much you ty to keep them in your sight. I feel for the family in their deep sorrow.

Our play area has a very strong metal gate which makes it impossible for a child to open it and opens towards you.
Very sad, thinking of little Noah x

Such a sad ending for those parents.RIP little Noah

RIP little Noah. Those poor parents.

Posting today. Have found this little boys body in a nearby lake

Very sad must be heartbreaking for the parents.

Maybe in the future, a case for putting some kind of tracking device on vulnerable children when they are out and about. Linked to a mobile phone!
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Having a large pond in some woodland 100 yards from a new estate seems too dangerous to me.Bound to be young kids on this estate and in hot Summers teenagers who will end up in trouble in the weed filled water.

I walk my dog in a lovely park near my house. There's a children's play area there. It's surrounded by a strong metal fence and the gates are too heavy for a toddler to open,

I notice that some parents in there spend more time on their phones than they do playing with their children. I don't know if Noah's play area was as safe so I only hope that isn't what Noah's relative was doing.

Oreo

Having a large pond in some woodland 100 yards from a new estate seems too dangerous to me.Bound to be young kids on this estate and in hot Summers teenagers who will end up in trouble in the weed filled water.

I agree and hope the local authority take action to securely fence the large pond off, otherwise Noah may not be the only tragedy.

we "lost" out three year old called 999 she rolled up happy as larry in the back of a police car

It's devastating. Poor little chap. And how terrible must the grandfather be feeling?

When renovating our Georgian house we found an 19th century newspaper with an announcement in the deaths column about a three-year-old who had died 'on a visit to her grandmama'. It's stayed with me for 50 years and I've always felt sad for that long gone family, as I do for Noah's family now.

albertina

I walk my dog in a lovely park near my house. There's a children's play area there. It's surrounded by a strong metal fence and the gates are too heavy for a toddler to open,

I notice that some parents in there spend more time on their phones than they do playing with their children. I don't know if Noah's play area was as safe so I only hope that isn't what Noah's relative was doing.

It was said he fell over whilst chasing him. Not good to suggest he might be to blame.

Absolutely heartbreaking.

I've "lost" my DC for short periods and a few years ago our then 8 yr old DGD disappeared for 20 mins in a busy park in the city centre. Everyone looked suspicious.
She had run on ahead and was found at the top of a climbing frame oblivious that she was lost.

After that we considered a tracker. Lots of families use them.

Go Fund Me £71,000

Maybe that could go towards fencing the lake.

OldFrill

Go Fund Me £71,000

Maybe that could go towards fencing the lake.

Or installing secure, self closing gates at the park with release buttons that toddlers cannot reach. All my local parks have them.

Oreo

Having a large pond in some woodland 100 yards from a new estate seems too dangerous to me.Bound to be young kids on this estate and in hot Summers teenagers who will end up in trouble in the weed filled water.

I agree. Maybe, far too late for this family, this might prompt fencing and strong gates, around both the water and the play area.

This poor little lad's inquest was held today. It seems he got out of the playground through a gap in the fence and into a memorial garden where there were no fences or gates. His Grandfather spotted him and gave chase but lost sight of him.
So tragic for all concerned.

That poor grandfather, he must be devastated. I wonder if it was criminal damage which caused the hole in the fence, because most playgrounds are very secure these days.