Police search uncovers child's body

Police confirm child's body found near where Aisling Symes was last seen.

**Image 1 of 27:** Firecrews put away a concrete cutter during a search for Aisling Symes at a West Auckland address. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 1 of 27:** Firecrews put away a concrete cutter during a search for Aisling Symes at a West Auckland address. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 2 of 27:** Tarpaulins cover the scene where a body was found near the house where 2 year old Aisling Symes went missing. Photo / NZPA

**Image 2 of 27:** Tarpaulins cover the scene where a body was found near the house where 2 year old Aisling Symes went missing. Photo / NZPA

**Image 3 of 27:** Inspector Gary Davey gives a media briefing after a body was found near the house where 2 year old Aisling Symes went missing. Photo / NZPA

**Image 3 of 27:** Inspector Gary Davey gives a media briefing after a body was found near the house where 2 year old Aisling Symes went missing. Photo / NZPA

**Image 4 of 27:** People mourn holding candles after police reported finding the body of a young child near where Aisling Symes was last seen. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 4 of 27:** People mourn holding candles after police reported finding the body of a young child near where Aisling Symes was last seen. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 5 of 27:** People gather to watch police search a West Auckland address during a search for Aisling Symes last night. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 5 of 27:** People gather to watch police search a West Auckland address during a search for Aisling Symes last night. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 6 of 27:** The Longburn Road property where toddler 2-year-old Aisling Symes disappeared. Photo / Brett Phibbs

**Image 6 of 27:** The Longburn Road property where toddler 2-year-old Aisling Symes disappeared. Photo / Brett Phibbs

**Image 7 of 27:** A mother and son blow kisses after dropping off flowers at the house of Aisling Symes after her body was found yesterday. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 7 of 27:** A mother and son blow kisses after dropping off flowers at the house of Aisling Symes after her body was found yesterday. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 8 of 27:** Flowers are left at the house of Aisling Symes after her body was found in a stormwater drain at the end of a property yesterday. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 8 of 27:** Flowers are left at the house of Aisling Symes after her body was found in a stormwater drain at the end of a property yesterday. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 9 of 27:** People place flowers at Longburn road in Henderson where 2 year-old Aisling Symes’ body was found in a drainage pipe last night. Photo / Dean Purcell

**Image 9 of 27:** People place flowers at Longburn road in Henderson where 2 year-old Aisling Symes’ body was found in a drainage pipe last night. Photo / Dean Purcell

**Image 10 of 27:** Police stop traffic on Pomaria Road in Henderson to ask drivers if they knew the whereabouts of Aisling Symes. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 10 of 27:** Police stop traffic on Pomaria Road in Henderson to ask drivers if they knew the whereabouts of Aisling Symes. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 11 of 27:** A child's body was discovered metres away from where Aisling Symes was last seen. Photo / Brett Phibbs, Herald graphic

**Image 11 of 27:** A child's body was discovered metres away from where Aisling Symes was last seen. Photo / Brett Phibbs, Herald graphic

**Image 12 of 27:** A policeman keeps watch outside the Longburn Rd property where Aisling Symes disappeared from. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 12 of 27:** A policeman keeps watch outside the Longburn Rd property where Aisling Symes disappeared from. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 13 of 27:** A boy drops a flower at the house of Aisling Symes after her body was found in a stormwater drain at the end of a property yesterday. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 13 of 27:** A boy drops a flower at the house of Aisling Symes after her body was found in a stormwater drain at the end of a property yesterday. Photo / Getty Images

**Image 14 of 27:** Policemen keep watch outside the Longburn Rd property where Aisling Symes disappeared from. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 14 of 27:** Policemen keep watch outside the Longburn Rd property where Aisling Symes disappeared from. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 15 of 27:** A blue tarpaulin is seen through the trees near where a toddler's body was found. Photo / Brett Phibbs

**Image 15 of 27:** A blue tarpaulin is seen through the trees near where a toddler's body was found. Photo / Brett Phibbs

**Image 16 of 27:** A fireman arrives with concrete cutting equipment as the search for Aisling Symes takes emergency services back to the Longburn Rd property where she disappeared from. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 16 of 27:** A fireman arrives with concrete cutting equipment as the search for Aisling Symes takes emergency services back to the Longburn Rd property where she disappeared from. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 17 of 27:** A fireman arrives with concrete cutting equipment as the search for Aisling Symes takes emergency services back to the Longburn Rd property where she disappeared from. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 18 of 27:** Firemen arrive at Longburn Rd to assist police in their search for Aisling Symes. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 18 of 27:** Firemen arrive at Longburn Rd to assist police in their search for Aisling Symes. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 19 of 27:** A fireman arrives with concrete cutting equipment as the search for Aisling Symes takes emergency services back to the Longburn Rd property where she disappeared from. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 20 of 27:** Locals congregate in the street as they await news of Aisling Symes. Police and fire personnel had been working behind the Longburn Rd property where the toddler had gone missing from. Photo / Dean Purcell

**Image 20 of 27:** Locals congregate in the street as they await news of Aisling Symes. Police and fire personnel had been working behind the Longburn Rd property where the toddler had gone missing from. Photo / Dean Purcell

**Image 21 of 27:** Locals congregate in the street as they await news of Aisling Symes. Police and fire personnel had been working behind the Longburn Rd property where the toddler had gone missing from. Photo / Dean Purcell

**Image 22 of 27:** Police Inspector Gary Davey confirms to media that the body of a young girl had been found near the home where Aisling Symes had gone missing from a week earlier. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 22 of 27:** Police Inspector Gary Davey confirms to media that the body of a young girl had been found near the home where Aisling Symes had gone missing from a week earlier. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 23 of 27:** Police Inspector Gary Davey confirms to media that the body of a young girl had been found near the home where Aisling Symes had gone missing from a week earlier. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 24 of 27:** Police Inspector Gary Davey confirms to media that the body of a young girl had been found near the home where Aisling Symes had gone missing from a week earlier. Photo / Dean Purcell

**Image 25 of 27:** Mourners gathered in a driveway off nearby Pomaria Rd hold candles after police had confirmed the discovery of a child's body. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 25 of 27:** Mourners gathered in a driveway off nearby Pomaria Rd hold candles after police had confirmed the discovery of a child's body. Photo / Sarah Ivey

**Image 26 of 27:** Locals Cleave Sullivan and Angie Freeman comfort each other after police confirmed the discovery of a child's body. Photo / Dean Purcell

**Image 26 of 27:** Locals Cleave Sullivan and Angie Freeman comfort each other after police confirmed the discovery of a child's body. Photo / Dean Purcell

**Image 27 of 27:** Mourners gathered in a driveway off nearby Pomaria Rd hold candles after police had confirmed the discovery of a child's body. Photo / Sarah Ivey

Image 1 of 27: Firecrews put away a concrete cutter during a search for Aisling Symes at a West Auckland address. Photo / Getty Images

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