Search for missing toddler who fell into Leicestershire river continues
Missing boy’s father was hospitalised after entering the River Soar to try and save him
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Missing boy’s father was hospitalised after entering the River Soar to try and save him
The father of a two-year-old boy who is missing in a river in Leicestershire jumped in to try and rescue him, police said today.
A search operation has been launched following reports of a two-year-old boy falling into a river in Leicester. The child had been with family when he fell into the River Soar and has yet to be located, according to Leicestershire Police. “Additional specialist teams” are assisting the operation on Monday 19 February, the force said. Emergency services attended the scene just after 5pm on Sunday and a search and rescue operation began in Aylestone Meadows, close to Marsden Lane. Police said a man was taken to hospital “as a precautionary measure”. The child’s family are being support...
Specialist dive teams will continue to search overnight for a two-year-old boy who fell into the River Soar in Leicester in the UK.
The two-year-old boy has been missing since falling into Aylestone Meadows in Leicester, with police dive teams searching the area as members of the public are urged to stay away