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Benjamin Wright

Four children critical after being pulled from icy lake in cardiac arrest

Four children who were pulled from an icy lake were in cardiac arrest, ambulance officials have said.

Emergency services were called to Babbs Mill Park in Kingshurst, in the West Midlands at 2.36pm on December 11. Reports from the scene and videos on social media indicate that people had been playing on the ice and had fallen through. Specialist water rescue teams carried out rescues and casualties received medical support at the scene before being taken to nearby hospitals.

Cameron McVittie, a tactical commander with West Midlands Ambulance, said: “On being rescued, the four children were taken under blue lights to hospital with an advanced care team.

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