One minute silence for Dylan Cecil
There was a one minute silence today held in memory of Dylan from Kettering who died after falling into the sea in Burnham-on-Sea.
Body found believed to be Dylan Cecil
The body was discovered at about 12.30pm today. Police say they believe it be that of missing 4-year-old, Dylan Cecil.
Sonar search fails to find Dylan
The body of 4-year-old Dylan Cecil who slipped from a jetty in North Somerset is believed to have been washed out to sea.
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Coastguard : Missing boy search has been 'terminated'
– – VINCE IRWIN, COASTGUARD SECTOR MANAGER FOR NORTH DEVON"The search has now been terminated as of 4.30 this afternoon._
We've had an extensive search throughout last night, the early hours of this morning and again this afternoon and have covered every possible area that we can think of.
We have covered over two tides now and generally it would have shown over those periods. Small patrols will be going out in view of that.
As you would expect it's not good news for the family, like it's not good news for us, they were very upset."
Search for missing boy called off
The search for the missing boy Dylan Cecil from Kettering, who fell into the water at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, has been "terminated", according to the coastguard spokesman.
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Grandparents pay tribute to 'bubbly' and 'lovely' Dylan
Dylan Cecil's grandparents have paid tribute to him saying they "couldn't have wished for a grandson any better". Rachel McCollum's parents live in Burnham-on-Sea and Dylan had been visiting his grandparents, who he called his "seaside nanny and granddad".
– – JACKIE MCCOLLUM"Rachel, our daughter, and Darren came up Friday with the kids, they were going back today and we were going to have the kids until Friday. We always had them for a week and would spoil them and Dylan always called us seaside nanny and granddad, he always did.
"He loved coming up to see us, he loved the seaside. He was a bubbly, bubbly, lovely kid. He was our only grandson. We've got five granddaughters, but he was our only grandson."
Dylan's grandfather added:
– – DAVID MCCOLLUM"_We couldn't have wished for a grandson any better. I just want to give thanks to everybody who has helped in the search mission and tried to get Dylan back for us. _
"I can't say thank you enough really. We're all just devastated."
Sea search for boy ongoing
A 4-year-old boy from Kettering went missing in the sea while on a trip to the coast was named today as Dylan Cecil.
Read the full storyGrandfather thanks rescuers for attempts to find boy
David McCollum, grandfather of four-year-old Dylan Cecil from Kettering, who went missing in the sea off Burnham-on-Sea yesterday, thanked rescue services for their attempts to save his grandson.
"A very big thankyou for the Coastguard and everyone involved, police included. They've been really tremendous and very helpful."
"Words can't explain" the experience, he said.
"Nobody can even imagine it."
The boy is thought to have slipped off a jetty in the Somerset town.
Missing boy named by police
The four-year-old boy who went missing from the seafront in Burnham-on-Sea yesterday has been named as Dylan Cecil from Kettering.
The boy is thought to have slipped off a jetty in the Somerset town.
The coastguards are expected to call off the search whilst the tide goes out but will ressume the search later today.
ITV West has more details.
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Search for missing boy now a "search and recovery"
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have said their search for a four-year-old boy in Burnham-on-Sea, who slipped from a jetty yesterday afternoon, is now a search and recovery operation.
ITV West has more details.
Search for missing boy in Burnham-on-Sea
The search for a four-year-old boy who went missing on the sea front of Burnham-on-Sea yesterday is continuing this morning.
He is believed, at this stage, to be from Kettering in Northamptonshire.
Avon and Somerset Police arrived on scene at the esplanade at around 6pm yesterday.
A member of the public had witnessed the boy's parents being pulled from the water after they had tried to rescue him.
Under water divers are in attendance this morning along with the RAF and Police helicopters.
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