A hero police officer suffered hypothermia after trying to punch through the ice in a desperate effort to save children who had plunged into a freezing lake in Solihull.
Today Superintendent Richard Harris, of West Midlands Police, said officers had rushed into the icy water "without regard for their own wellbeing" as the tragedy unfolded.
Members of the public joined police, fire and ambulance staff who bravely waded into Babbs Mill Lake as they pulled four children out.
