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Antony Thrower & Josh Sandiford & Naomi DeSouza

Four boys died in frozen lake after going out to feed the ducks and skim stones

Schoolboys who died when they fell through an icy lake had been skimming stones and feeding ducks, an inquest heard.

Last December, 10-year-old Jack Johnson had jumped into Babbs Mill Lake in Solihull, near Birmingham, after hearing the screams of three children struggling in the water. Jack - as well as brothers Samuel and Finlay Butler, six and eight - died along with their cousin Thomas Stewart, 11, in the tragedy.

The boys tragically died after jumping into the water to help each, as Fin fell through the ice while feeding the ducks. Tom subsequently jumped in to help, followed by Sam.

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