Lake deaths inquest hears how boys went on to the ice
Jack Johnson, brothers Finlay and Samuel Butler and their cousin Thomas Stewart died after falling into the icy lakeFour boys died when they went on to a frozen lake near Solihull after they fed ducks and skimmed stones, an inquest heard.
The boys went initially to feed the ducks and skim stones, Det Insp Jim Edmonds, from West Midlands Police, said.Jack then decided to go on the ice and Thomas, Finlay and Samuel followed. There was a big risk to the rescuers themselves, Jason Wild, from West Midlands Ambulance Service, said. The first child, Finlay, was removed from the water at 15:05 GMT, half an hour after the first 999 call.He told the inquest he did not believe his team could have done anything differently.Searches continued in the days after the boys' deaths, but no-one else was found
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