Search For Boy, 2, Who Fell Into River Continues

A major search is continuing after a two-year-old boy fell into a river in Leicester.

Police said officers were called to the River Soar, in the Aylestone area, just after 17:00 GMT on Sunday.

Emergency services, including water rescue teams, went to the scene but were unable to locate the child, who was with his family at the time he fell in.

Additional specialist teams joined the search on Monday.

A man was also taken to hospital following the incident as a precautionary measure, Leicestershire Police added.

The force said the boy’s family was being supported by officers “at this extremely difficult time”.

A 65-year-old nurse, who asked not to be named, was standing on a bridge over the river when she saw a man enter the water.

“I didn’t see the child fall in, but I heard shouting and at that point I didn’t know what was going on,” she said.

“I was running to tell the man to get out the water but because it was absolutely torrent last night.

“I saw the man disappear under the arch. Then I knew there was a child in the water and I tried to look myself.”

Sarah Gilbert, 44, who lives near Marsden Lane, said: “It was awful – everybody felt so sick. As a community we’re all feeling sick.”

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