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The heartbreaking announcement comes after search teams spent the night scouring the water in Babbs Mill Park in Kingshurst, where the tragedy unfolded yesterday

Police had been searching for two children, with four taken to hospital

Specialist teams searched the water overnight after the incident yesterday afternoon left four youngsters - who had been playing on the ice - suffering from cardiac arrest.

One of Australia's most remote communities relies on 700 boxes of water a week because its water isn't safe to drink.

Emergency services were called to Babbs Mill Park in Kingshurst at 2.36pm, with reports that children had been playing on the ice on a lake.

Residents are concerned about becoming increasingly 'trapped' in their homes, as a sink hole is stopping access to and from a lane in an isolated Lincolnshire village

Campaigners expected to gather on Friday and Saturday, and possible legal challenge is being explored

Spawning salmon have to tackle a fish ladder on this river – but for walkers it’s an easy scenic stroll

Daily Murray River flow reports from the South Australian border have been used to inform community preparation throughout the ongoing flood crisis, but locals have just learned flows have actually been about 23 gigalitres higher than reported.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has empathised with rising anxiety levels among Riverland communities over rising flood waters.

Matt Irvine and his family have to use a boat to get to and from work and school as the River Murray rises ahead of its expected peak later this month. Other residents are getting ready for a long time away while their homes are underwater.