A six-old-boy has become the fourth child to die after falling into an icy lake in a park near Solihull on Sunday. Three boys, aged eight, 10 and 11, tragically died after they fell through the ice into the lake in the West Midlands, with a six-year-old boy rushed to hospital.
In an update on Wednesday evening (December 14), West Midlands Police have confirmed that the youngster, who had been fighting for his life in hospital since the incident, has tragically died.
Emergency services were first called to the scene at 2.36pm on Sunday, where it was reported four children had been playing on the ice and fallen through into the lake. Members of the public and police officers initially went into the chilly waters to try to get the youngsters out, before the children were reached by specialist water rescue-trained firefighters.
