Noah Woods left playground via fence gap before pond death, inquest hears

Three-year-old Noah Woods left a Brantham playground through a fence gap into a memorial garden and out an open gate toward Decoy Pond on 15 September, an inquest heard. Followed by a relative, he was lost from sight after 200 metres. Divers recovered his body from the pond next afternoon. The inquest was adjourned; death is not treated as suspicious.