India, Sept. 25 -- Three-year-old Noah Woods went missing from Brantham, Suffolk, on September 15. He was later found dead in a nearby pond, an inquest heard. More than 1,300 people joined the search for Noah. His body was found the next day by police divers.

Assistant coroner Jyoti Gill called it a "very sad and tragic death" as she opened and then adjourned the inquest at Suffolk Coroner's Court in Ipswich, as per BBC.

Suffolk Police told the court that CCTV footage showed Noah in a play area being looked after by a relative, calling it "part of a normal routine," as per Det Ch Insp Matt Connick's statement to BBC. Connick said Noah then "left through a gap in the fence leading to the memorial garden where he left through an open gate...