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 father of a missing seven-year-old boy said today he was exhausted after searching for his son all through the night.