麻豆社

The father of a missing two-year-old boy who fell into a river in Leicester entered the water to try and rescue his child, police have confirmed.

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

Emergency services, including water rescue teams, attended 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.

Hear more details from 麻豆社 East Midlands Today reporter Sarah Hawley.