Leicester police search for boy, 2, who fell into River Soar – live

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Police say a two-year-old boy has been lacking since yesterday after he fell into the River Soar in Leicester.

A significant search is underway to seek out the boy and the operation was set to proceed with “additional specialist teams” on Monday morning, Leicestershire Police mentioned.

The boy was along with his household when he entered the water, police mentioned.

Emergency companies attended the scene simply after 5pm and a search and rescue operation to seek out the boy started in Aylestone Meadows, near Marsden Lane, to the south of Leicester metropolis.

Footage posted on-line confirmed police on a bridge close to Riverside Drive. A helicopter was additionally seen hovering above the scene utilizing a searchlight to scan the world.

A person from the scene was taken to hospital “as a precautionary measure”, police mentioned.

Police have urged to folks to not attend the scene over fears of rising water ranges and security dangers, after they acquired quite a lot of requests to supply help within the search operation.