NICOLA Bulley “experts” have taken to the River Soar in the desperate search for a missing toddler.
Xielo Maruziva fell into the water in Aylestone, Leicestershire, while he was out with his family on Sunday, February 18.
Xielo Maruziva fell into the water while he was out with his family
PAExperts joined the search today for the two-year-old[/caption]
The two-year-old was swept under the surface in the current before his dad jumped in to try and save him.
Sadly, nothing could be done to retrieve him for the lake and he hasn’t been seen since.
As the search continued, police called in Peter Faulding – who helped find Nicola Bulley, 45, after she vanished on January 27 last year.
Today, the experts from Specialist Group International (SGI) joined the operation to find Xielo – following “further conversations with search specialists and Xielo’s family”, police said in a statement on Monday.
Leicestershire Police has already been supported by specialist diving teams from Nottinghamshire Police and Lincolnshire Police.
It comes as cops fear Xielo could have travelled a significant distance outside of Leicestershire Police’s force area.
Assistant Chief Constable Michaela Kerr said: “We continue to be grateful to the support we’ve been shown by the public and colleagues from other forces and agencies.
“We’re in regular contact with Xielo’s family and are continuing to support them in what remains a very upsetting time.
“Our search operation to locate Xielo continues to widen as we know he may have travelled further from where he went into the water, and potentially outside our force area.
“I would like to reassure you that our operation is continuing and our teams will be carrying out co-ordinated searches at various points along the river.”
Leicestershire Police has called in Peter Faulding
PAA Specialist Group International (SGI) vehicle is parked near the scene on Tuesday[/caption]
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