Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died after falling into an icy lake - and a fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital.
The tragic news was confirmed by West Midlands Police on Monday morning. Emergency services were first called to Babbs Mill Park in the Kingshurst area of Solihull, near Birmingham, at 2.36pm on Sunday, where it was reported four children had been playing on the ice and fallen 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 who got the group to safety. Those pulled from the water were given immediate life support by ambulance and fire service personnel before being taken to hospital.
