THE mother of a missing seven-year-old boy who has not been seen for five days is going through hell, her family said yesterday.

Daniel Entwistle, the missing seven-year-old who police fear could have fallen into a river, cannot swim and has a learning disorder which can affect his awareness of danger, police said tonight.

The search was continuing today for missing seven-year-old Daniel Entwistle who has not been seen since Saturday.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of a seven-year-old boy missing for two days were today following up several potential sightings of the youngster on the day he went missing.