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No reports of anyone else missing following lake deaths of three boys – police

The tragedy in Solihull also left a fourth young boy fighting for his life.

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Solihull cop tried to 'punch through ice' to reach boys who died after falling in lake

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 on Sunday

Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022

BBC News reader struggles to speak as she shares news of deaths of three boys in icy Solihull lake

Joanna Gosling was the one to break the tragic news

Manchester Evening News · Dec 12, 2022

Three children dead after being pulled from icy lake in freezing temperatures

The youngsters were among four children to be rushed to hospital on Sunday afternoon after crashing through ice while playing on a frozen pond.

Daily Record · Dec 12, 2022

Two children feared dead, four in hospital, after falling through ice at frozen lake

Emergency services have been searching through the night

Wales Online · Dec 12, 2022

Four children in cardiac arrest after being pulled from lake

There has been no confirmation of the ages or genders of the children

Wales Online · Dec 11, 2022

Four children in critical condition after falling through ice on lake

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.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022

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

Reports from the scene indicate that people had been playing on the ice and had fallen through

Wales Online · Dec 11, 2022

Solihull lake incident: Three boys dead after being pulled from water as search continues

Four children, who appeared to have been playing on the ice on a lake in Babbs Mill Park in Kinghurst, Solihull, were pulled from the lake, and tragically three boys, aged eight, 10 and 11 were confirmed to have died

Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022

People were 'playing on ice and fell through' says fire service in lake incident

Several people are in a critical condition in hospital

Wales Online · Dec 11, 2022