Police are looking for to talk to a canine walker amid the seek for a two-year-old boy who fell right into a river in Leicester.
The boy had been with household when he fell into the water within the Aylestone Meadows space, near Marsden Lane, at round 5pm on Sunday.
A person who was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure has been discharged, Leicestershire Police mentioned.
Assistant chief constable Michaela Kerr mentioned police are doing the whole lot they will to search out the boy “as quickly as possible”.
She added: “I would like to reassure people that there will continue to be policing presence and policing activity overnight at the river.
“But I would like to remind people, please, don’t come down to the scene.”
Sergeant Chris Haines, who’s main the search operation, mentioned: “Underwater dive teams are doing extensive searches, which they are continuing at present.”
He added that searches will proceed “over the next couple of days”.
Police appealed to anybody who spoke to officers close to the scene on Monday to get again in contact.
A canine walker who walked alongside the footpath close to the Packhorse Bridge at round 5pm has additionally been requested to contact police.
Ms Kerr mentioned: “Thank you to everyone who continues to support us during our ongoing search.
“Specialist officers remain in the area and will continue the search throughout the evening. If anyone has any information which may assist us, they are urged to get in touch.”
Specialist groups have been deployed to the world yesterday night, together with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, and the operation continued in a single day with pressure items utilizing evening imaginative and prescient goggles looking out the world.
A protracted-standing resident whose home overlooks Aylestone Meadows mentioned flooding from the River Soar in recent weeks had left components of the character reserve in a treacherous state.
She mentioned a helicopter had initially flown over the world for round an hour after stories {that a} two-year-old baby had fallen within the river.
The resident, who didn’t want to be named, informed reporters: “It seemed to be there for a long time hovering.
“It felt as if it was above my house. The lights were on and it didn’t move for about an hour or so.”
The lady, who walks often within the space, mentioned a close-by canal and the river generally “go into one” throughout peak flooding durations.
“It’s fast-flowing,” she mentioned of present circumstances. “It’s been quite bad.
“It’s devastating to think how they (family members) must be feeling.”
Anyone with any data ought to contact 999 quoting incident 476:180224.
