HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce a tragic development in the search for missing Hampton toddler Noah Tomlin.

Chief Sult said officers discovered the remains of a child at the steam plant Wednesday morning, believed to be 2-year-old Noah. The search for Noah began on June 24 after his mother reported him missing.

“We have been through 1,000 tons — and let me put that in perspective — that’s 2 million pounds of garbage, and searched that by hand. The priority all along has been to find Noah.”

Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult

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