Missing toddler William Tyrell's family write thank-you note to searchers

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated September 20 2014 - 5:13pm, first published 4:24pm
"We pray and hope that our 'firefighter William' comes home soon," William Tyrel''s parents wrote in a letter thanking volunteers and the emergency services. Photo: NSW Police Media Unit
"We pray and hope that our 'firefighter William' comes home soon," William Tyrel''s parents wrote in a letter thanking volunteers and the emergency services. Photo: NSW Police Media Unit
A SES volunteer walks through the bush searching along Haydons Road in the Middle Brother State Forest approximately 12km from Kendall looking for any clothing or signs of 3 year old William Tyrell Photo: Kate Geraghty
A SES volunteer walks through the bush searching along Haydons Road in the Middle Brother State Forest approximately 12km from Kendall looking for any clothing or signs of 3 year old William Tyrell Photo: Kate Geraghty
Police at a command post outside the home of William Tyrell's grandmother. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Police at a command post outside the home of William Tyrell's grandmother. Photo: Kate Geraghty

The parents of missing three-year-old William Tyrell have penned an emotional thank-you note to searchers as they continue to scour dense bushland near Kendall in northern NSW.