Police to continue search overnight for boy who fell into Leicester river

People urged to avoid location ‘for their own safety’ as officers search River Soar for missing two-year-old

The search for a two-year-old boy who fell into a river in Leicester will continue overnight as police urged the public to avoid the “dangerous” waters.

People were told not to jeopardise the “very professional, very coordinated” search as specialist divers searched for the boy on Monday night, more than 24 hours after he fell into the River Soar at Aylestone Meadows nature reserve, which had flooded during recent heavy rain.